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[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week 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 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week 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 1 week ago

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