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Which regions use 计算机 for computer?
Where is 计算机 used for "computer", and where does it mean "calculator". In regions where it means "calculator" what is the word for "supercomputer" (assuming that there, 超级计算机 is not used)
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Is Hakka spoken the same in Guangdong and Taiwan?
In Taiwan Hakka is the 3rd most popular language, and the MRT in Taipei makes all announcements in 4 languages; Mandarin, Minnan, Hakka, and English.
It is also a minority language in Hong Kong and ...
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Are there online resources for learning the Chongqing dialect?
I'd like to learn the Chongqing dialect or chongqinghua. If anyone can help me to find resources like phrasebooks, differences with putonghua, or any article on this topic, I would be thankful.
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Locale pronunciations of standard mandarin [closed]
When I first came to China, I was quite disappointed to find out that, in so many places, the colloquial pronunciation was so greatly different from the one I've studied so far. The phonological ...
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Does the use of 就 and 便 vary by region?
就 and 便 are synonymous in many sentences:
这儿（就、便）是我们的学校。
我看了报纸（就、便）扔了。
如果你去，我（就、便）不去了。
I believe that 便 is more formal than 就; I've seen it in writing but never heard it in speech. However, ...
