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Superhighway of Chinese Information: Pictographs & Ideographs

Learn about the Chinese language, the vast number of characters, and the different languages spoken in China. Discover helpful Mandarin phrases and the differences between Mandarin and Cantonese.

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Superhighway of Chinese Information: Pictographs & Ideographs

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  1. CHINA A Poo Poo Platter of Information

  2. Pictographs & IdeographsMandarin has over 50,000 characters! • Sun (a circle) • Moon (crescent) • Bright

  3. Do Chinese people speak “Chinese”? • ????? • NO!!! In China there are many languages but they all use the same characters

  4. For Example… English Character Mandarin Cantonese Hello 喂 Ni Hao Nei Ho Goodbye 再見 Dzai Jyan Joi Gin Thank you 唔該 Shyeh Shyeh m’ goi Pardon Me 對唔住 Dway Bu Chee Deui m jyu Please 請 Qing Cheng You’re Welcome 唔使 Bu Ke Qi M’ Sai I don’t understand 我唔明白 wo bu li jie Ngo m ming bak

  5. Helpful Phrases in Mandarin Tzuhswuhtzai nah = I need a toilet Ming tientien = Goodbye (used like “see ya!”) Ju nee, yoyeeguh. How duh, jomua = Have a good weekend! Wuh (ai / see wuh) nee = I (love / like) you Mahfah nee = Excuse me Wuh duh mai uh = Oh my gosh! Tai gwayluh = That’s too expensive May joe, tsuhshu(r) = Weekly Team Quiz Day Shingnyenkwailuh = Happy New Year!!!

  6. Mandarin (#1) vs. Cantonese (#2) • Mandarin is language of the majority & the capital Beijing… • Cantonese is the language of the south and most immigrants to US. • (most US Chinese food is Cantonese inspired fusion)

  7. A Small Twist:Wade-Giles vs. Pinyin • How does a European say “唔該“? = Wade-Giles • Transliterate the sound into the closest English sound (“shyehshyeh” = “thank you”) • Mao didn’t feel W-G reflected well, ordered Pinyin created in 1960’s (Uses x & q instead of t’ j’ and ch’)

  8. Linguistic and Ethnic diversity

  9. Wei People & the Yellow River • Broad Plains around Huang Ho (Yellow River) • Flooding , Loess  & the Wei People “China’s Sorrow”

  10. The Superhighway of China • Wei people then conquered south to Yangtze River • Navigable to Qongching & beyond with 3 Gorges Dam!

  11. The Xi (Pearl), The Last to Fall • South China is mountainous • Effects on language & politics? • Harder to conquer & unite • Scenic Guilin Cormorant fishing on the Li River

  12. China under the Wei“Chung Kuo” • Call selves “Chung Kuo”, or the Middle Kingdom, the center of the world. • Emperor is THE source of culture and civilization…

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