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vysaga
11y ago
The author clearly has limited knowledge about Chinese. Most of his/her claims are wrong.
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vysaga
11y ago
If computer languages were invented by Chinese, it would be written in pinyin and it would be as easy as English syntax is (the vocabulary used in computer languages are very limited after all). People always find ways to simply things, so
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vysaga
11y ago
For instance? I don't find any two sound similar. If one pronounces the tones correctly, it is not hard for the listener to distinguish at all.
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vysaga
11y ago
There are other equivalent words. For instance, 珍珠 for pearl (I actually never heard anyone use 珠 alone). No idea what "vermilion" means in your question. If it refers to the color, then you can say “朱红” or “朱红色”. In fact, very fe