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A comment on Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992). Parent comment

Re:Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992) by franzwong on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @09:28AM (#7627490)
I am also native Chinese. In Hong Kong, "神" means God.
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Re:Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (1992) by edwinyzh on Tuesday April 22, 2014 @01:07PM (#7628872)
Well, since most audience here are non-Chinese speaking people, how about let's be clear. So in this context, "神马／神么" are Mandarin words, and I believe that people in HK speak Cantonese and don't usually use these Mandarin words.

On the other hand, IMHO, just IMHO, "God" being translated into Chinese(Cantonese) as "神" is not thoughtful as it introduces confusion.

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