take
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Post by take on Nov 16, 2005 1:37:59 GMT -5
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Post by thatonechick on Nov 16, 2005 17:03:33 GMT -5
Thanks Take! I like your avatar, too! How fun! I can't believe no one else has posted here yet.....  I mean, this is too cool! I love his suit, that shiny material he wears......and he is so thin! Yikes! His hair looks fab as always .......  What's with the ear signal? Anyone know? Man, I wish I knew Chinese or whatever they are speaking......I can hardly tell them apart! |
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Post by MissCarlos on Nov 16, 2005 17:18:37 GMT -5
Man, I wish I knew Chinese or whatever they are speaking......I can hardly tell them apart! Taipei is in Taiwan so they're speaking Taiwanese.  |
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Post by thatonechick on Nov 16, 2005 18:35:02 GMT -5
LMAO! Well, you never know.......lol
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Post by timmyer on Nov 24, 2005 8:04:10 GMT -5
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Post by thatonechick on Nov 24, 2005 11:43:44 GMT -5
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yuan
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Post by yuan on Nov 24, 2005 20:00:23 GMT -5
Man, I wish I knew Chinese or whatever they are speaking......I can hardly tell them apart! Taipei is in Taiwan so they're speaking Taiwanese. I've my doubts. Most people in Taiwan speaks Mandarin, I've heard. It's because the Nationalist fled from the mainland to Taiwan. Those who already lived there of course speaks Taiwanese, but I think they're in minority now. |
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take
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Post by take on Nov 24, 2005 20:12:11 GMT -5
You're right! Yuen. They are speaking Mandarin instead of Taiwanese. TK speaks Mandarin too. I never hear he speaks Taiwanese.
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Post by timmyer on Nov 24, 2005 22:37:10 GMT -5
You are most welcome, thatonechick Thanks for the link that you gave me. I was like having TK overload? No, I can never get enough of him *insert evil green here* I am so... GIDDY! ;D |
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Post by thatonechick on Nov 24, 2005 23:16:25 GMT -5
Thanks Take and Yuen for clarifying the info on the language of Taiwan. I also read that Taiwan switched over to Mandarin when I was researching the culture over there.
I don't know any of those languages and have a really hard time telling them apart so you know, I have to ask......
Yes Timmy! I am having TK overload-a-rama! So......on with the intense heat.....
I tell you, one day it is ok and the next I'm sweating again! Giddy-ness is one of the better side effects!
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jean
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Post by jean on Nov 25, 2005 0:50:29 GMT -5
Most people in taiwan speaks mandarin, Takeshi speaks mandarin. People in China and other parts of asia speaks mandarin too but with different accents/dialect.
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Post by thatonechick on Nov 25, 2005 1:29:38 GMT -5
So, is Mandarin the same as Simplified Chinese?
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take
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Post by take on Nov 25, 2005 2:29:28 GMT -5
Simplified Chinese is referring to the format of writing. As you may discover, the writing of Chinese is rather complicated. You have to draw several or many lines to form a word. For convenience purpose, people simplify the way they write.
I use a sentence for an example, "ÁúµÄ´«ÈË" is the simplified Chinese of "ýˆµÄ‚÷ÈË". (Hope your computer can encode these words)
In order words, people draw 5-6 lines to complete a word instead of drawing 15-16 lines.
However, some scholars criticise this transformation of written Chinese deteriorates the traditional Chinese culture. Unfortunately, most of the Mainland Chinese (except GongDong province like Hong Kong) write simplied Chinese.
Mandarin is the spoken language, it is not related to writing.
Hope this clarification could help. ;D
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yuan
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Post by yuan on Nov 25, 2005 9:45:59 GMT -5
However, some scholars criticise this transformation of written Chinese deteriorates the traditional Chinese culture. Unfortunately, most of the Mainland Chinese (except GongDong province like Hong Kong) write simplied Chinese. Why deteriorate Simplified Chinese the traditional Chinese culture?  All I know is that Traditional Chinese is a **** to read on a computer. You can't see what sign it is! I even think that the simplified system wasn't simplified enough. They could have gone further and made the language even easier to learn. The only thing that scares westerners to learn Chinese is the Characters - which are lovely too! YUAN |
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Post by jean on Nov 25, 2005 12:18:41 GMT -5
Simplified chinese was crticised to have deteriorate the traditional Chinese culture because of its history and traditions. The beauty in the writing style of traditional chinese is irreplaceable.
Its like when you replace proper english writing to mobile text messaging, its annoying but saves time...lol
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All I know is that Traditional Chinese is a **** to read on a computer. You can't see what sign it is! I even think that the simplified system wasn't simplified enough. They could have gone further and made the language even easier to learn. The only thing that scares westerners to learn Chinese is the Characters - which are lovely too!