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NEWS ABOUT: Mandarin

Mandarin stories: 4 news summaries

 Mandarin Becomes 
 Talk of Chinatown 

Cantonese-speakers sidelined by new generation of immigrants

Oct 22, 09 1:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Goodbye "Leih Hou Ma," hello "Ni Hao Ma." The language most often heard in New York's Chinatown and in Chinese communities across America is quickly changing from Cantonese to Mandarin as new immigrants from mainland China outnumber those from Hong Kong. Even Cantonese-speaking parents are pushing... More »

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language • Chinese • Chinatown • Chinese Americans • Mandarin • Cantonese

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 New Beijing Luxury Hotel Burns 


Feb 9, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A new luxury hotel in Beijing went up in flames today as nearby crowds watched  a fireworks show for the end of the Lunar New Year, CNN reports. An explosion of flames erupted from the top of the newly built, unoccupied building as fire engulfed all 44 stories. The cause... More »

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China • Beijing • fireworks • hotel • luxury hotels • fire • Mandarin

 9,000 Plan
 Olympic Weddings

Opening day is lucky date

Aug 1, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Beijing couples plan to tie the knot on the opening day of the Olympic Games, reports USA Today. The all-eights date, 8/8/08, is considered lucky in China, which is why authorities chose that day for the start of the Olympiad. Now some 9,000 lovers hope to share... More »

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marriage • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Mandarin • weddings • luck

Chinese Create Slang for New Technology

Cell phone, computer make way into written and spoken Mandarin

May 28, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - New technology has kids in China generating their own modern lingo, I.D. Magazine reports. The millennia-old Mandarin language lacks terms for things like cell phones (which go as shou ji, or "hand machine") and USB (which goes as yo pan, a word created partly phonetically), forcing users... More »

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China • technology • language • characters • slang • Mandarin • Cantonese

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