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This article says they used Google Translate for "Taiwanese to English, English to Taiwanese", but Google Translate doesn't list 'Taiwanese' as a language. It
by rahimnathwani 5y ago
This article says they used Google Translate for "Taiwanese to English, English to Taiwanese", but Google Translate doesn't list 'Taiwanese' as a language.
It does list 'Chinese (Traditional)' and I guess that's what they were using.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoFun fact: Disney movies get separate dubs for Taiwan and for mainland China.
- rahimnathwani 5y agoI'm going to try this next time my son watches a Disney movie, and see if he notices.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoIf he's already familiar with the movie, he's pretty certain to notice if you switch the version. The song lyrics are completely different. I tend to feel that the Taiwan lyrics are better, but I'm not a native or even fluent speaker. I'd be interested in native opinions.
- thematrixturtle 5y ago"Taiwanese" is an ambiguous term. The official language of Taiwan is Mandarin Chinese, same as spoken on the mainland, which Google Translate does speak. However, many Taiwanese speak Hokkien (Fujianese/Min Nan) or Hakka (Kejia), both "dialects" (languages) of Chinese that Google Translate does not support.