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What does 閣 mean in "愛情你比我想的閣較偉大"?
I'm confused what 閣 means in the song title "愛情你比我想的閣較偉大" by the band 茄子蛋. When I look it up in a dictionary, I get things like "pavilion" or "chamber", which don't make ...
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Is reading Mandarin text straightforward for speakers of other varieties of Chinese?
I'm travelling in Taiwan right now and I'm curious about the Chinese writing situation. Verbal announcements in all public transport are repeated in Mandarin, Hokkien and Hakka, but I only ever see ...
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Difference between learning Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien for visiting Taiwan
I'm planning on visiting Taiwan as a tourist for about one week next year. Both Wikipedia and Wikivoyage say that Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien are common languages there.
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