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[-] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 weeks ago

Aren't Chinese names always, like, five puns in a trenchcoat? Or is that only PRC, not Taiwan?

[-] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Best I can say are Japanese names are just things

[-] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago

I really don't know much myself. I think the brand Huawei both means Chinese progress and red lotus? So their logo is a flower but their name is also a salute to China?

And then apparently a bunch of fandom stuff but I can't remember any of it.

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago

Cantonese is spoken in Canton province and Hong Kong, not Taiwan, i think Taiwan speaks mandarin

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

They speak Mandarin and a Taiwanese dialect that's just different enough from Mandarin to be infuriating.

But also, even Mandarin isn't entirely one language. There's a ton of variation across the provinces. Beijing and Shanghai have their own dialects, for instance.

[-] ytg@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah AFAIK Mandarin is official in Taiwan but a few others (chiefly Hokkien) are common.

[-] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

I see, I don't live anywhere near the area nor speak any Chinese languages, so it's good to ve corrected

[-] Homesnatch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

If you know Chinese Mandarin, you would have a tough time understanding Taiwanese Mandarin.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

There's a running joke about the Chinese Firewall existing not to limit China's exposure to western media but to contain the unlimited might of the Chinese Sick Burns brigades from being unleashed on a naive and unsuspecting western world.

[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Someday I hope that we can see the Roast of America, hosted by Jeff Ross, and featuring China's internet.

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I mean, they're not wrong.

[-] mzesumzira@leminal.space 11 points 2 weeks ago

Is this for real? It would be a delicious little nudget, but I don't seem to find a way to check it

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago
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