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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Small nitpick: Mandarin is the name of the spoken language. The written language you are talking about is called simplified Chinese, as opposed to traditional Chinese used in Taiwan (who also speak Mandarin).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

mandarin is both written and spoken, what you refer to as "simplified chinese" is mandarin written with simplified characters. there are many chinese languages each with their own written forms, but across china it is standard to write in mandarin despite many not speaking it, causing your confusion

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The irony that Taiwan uses "traditional" Chinese while China uses "simplified" Chinese meanwhile China actively acts like Taiwan isn't its own country is hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Good to know! I always assumed Mandarin and Cantonese were interchangeable terms with Simplified and Traditional Chinese, respectively. Saves me from making the mistake IRL.