What are difference betweeen the Quotation marks " " and「」? And How do we use them?

Question

I have recently come across the quotation marks " " and「」in the texts of video games. I am wondering what situations suit for the use of each quotation mark, because I felt like I saw them being used interchangeably. I have come across another post that has mentioned other forms of quotations used in Chinese such as 《》 书名号, which is used for books. However, I am a bit unclear about the difference between" " and「」, or if they are actually interchangeable.

Lastly, on my computer, I can only find the quotation marks【】. I am not sure if using that is acceptable as 「」 or not.

If possible, please give me some examples! An example that includes both quotations being used would be appreciated. (Unless that is not possible and I am mistaken haha.)

Thank you.

Answer 1

Under normal circumstances, “” is used in modern Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua/simplified Chinese), mostly used in written language in mainland China.

while「」is used in ancient Chinese (Cantonese/Traditional Chinese). mostly used in written language in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, because these areas still writing in the traditional way.

Also, in vertical text, simplified Chinese uses 「」 as well. (mainly because vertical texts are normally used in traditional things)

But in daily life, there are cases of misuse and mixed-use. Sometimes people deliberately use 「」to express ancient feelings.

Example:

--大家认为他的画作“形神兼备，充满风骨”。 --大家認為他的畫作「形神兼備，充滿風骨」。

(Btw this is my first time to answer, so interesting there!)