How different is Chinese in Malaysia from other, countries?
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 Jun 4 2010, 11:10 PM
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QUOTE(Kampung2005 @ Jun 4 2010, 11:02 PM) My guess. Singaporean use that also - Banana and no banana (i don't think other Chinese communities in other countries have this distinction) - Special words such as "lui" for money, "ba sat" for market... Any others?  skin kaler is darker |
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Jun 4 2010, 11:13 PM
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HK ppl pantang the word tapao, avoid using that word when u want to take away foods
taiwanese mandarin got many loan words from japanese |
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Jun 5 2010, 12:01 AM
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QUOTE(Kampung2005 @ Jun 4 2010, 11:18 PM) When i am in HK, i use "ngoi mai". use "lik zau" better, literally - take awayIn HK, they call lemon tea as "ling cha" (which is shortform of lingmon (lemon)). In Malaysia, i think people call it as "ling mon cha". ppl here also use ling cha |
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