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Fyi there are some old threads about the regional differences issue.

Word Usage Differences Across the Strait

I was talking with my mainlander colleague today when I asked him about a good 旅館 (lu:3guan3) to stay in Shanghai, of which he then asked for clarification in English by saying, “Hotel?”. It seems that the common usage in the PRC is 賓館 (bin1guan3), which is also used in Taiwan, but to a lesser extent. So before I head off and cause confusion in front of my Shanghaiite colleagues, I thought I’d ask here if anyone knows of an online list of word usage differences on both sides of the Strait. I’m …

Differences between Chinese Chinese and Taiwanese Chinese

I’ve picked up quite a few differences between Chinese Chinese and Taiwanese Chinese - pronunciation, writing etc. okay - they use simplified chinese and the books - it’s left to right - left to right unlike in Taiwan (and Korea and Japan) - right to left - top to bottom for hair 髮 - as in 頭髮 (tou2 fa3) - Chinese pronounce it tou2 fa4 - for 微(wei2) as in 微笑, 微風 - they pronounce it wei1 for 帆(fan2) as in 帆船 (fan2 chuan2 - yacht) - they pronounce it fan1 which really confused me when i fir…