Homophones ~ yikes!
lol, I wouldn't say that means it CAN'T be written with an alphabet, but it certainly complicates things a bit...
<< ... but it certainly complicates things a bit... >>
That's an understatement ;-)
That's an understatement ;-)
You really get a kick out of heaping scorn on the Chinese language, don't you?
Not at all Mo Shui, but this is a language forum and homophone are linguistic features and they exist heavily in Chinese, it's just a simple fact.
If you feel offended by this thread, then you can frankly go bang your head on a wall or something, it's not my problem that you're such a sensitive sissy.
If you feel offended by this thread, then you can frankly go bang your head on a wall or something, it's not my problem that you're such a sensitive sissy.
No, I'm not in the least offended. As a matter of fact, I find it rather amusing to see you rant on about something you're completely ignorant of.
... an idiot, stupid, ... and now a sensitive sissy...
It has to be Freudian Projection at work again!
I speak Mandarin every day and night, and yet I don't find any problems with the so-called 'homophones'. I'm so sorry that this fact is contrary to what you really wish to believe.
... an idiot, stupid, ... and now a sensitive sissy...
It has to be Freudian Projection at work again!
I speak Mandarin every day and night, and yet I don't find any problems with the so-called 'homophones'. I'm so sorry that this fact is contrary to what you really wish to believe.
<< I speak Mandarin every day and night, and yet I don't find any problems with the so-called 'homophones'. I'm so sorry that this fact is contrary to what you really wish to believe. >>
You and I both know that you can't understand all of the YouTube story because you can't see the characters.
I'm not saying that Chinese is therefore inferior or lacking, I'm simply saying that homophones in general tend to be a linguistic obstacle and that Chinese has quite a few of them..
And to make you feel better, English has its share of homophones as well. For example, seen and scene.
However, it's probably no where near the frequency of that of Chinese.
You and I both know that you can't understand all of the YouTube story because you can't see the characters.
I'm not saying that Chinese is therefore inferior or lacking, I'm simply saying that homophones in general tend to be a linguistic obstacle and that Chinese has quite a few of them..
And to make you feel better, English has its share of homophones as well. For example, seen and scene.
However, it's probably no where near the frequency of that of Chinese.
God, I hate that "shi" sound in Mandarin! It sounds so annoying especially when one hears conversations on the bus (at my college) and that sound is most of what I hear.
Thank goodness for Cantonese.
Thank goodness for Cantonese.
<God, I hate that "shi" sound in Mandarin! It sounds so annoying especially when one hears conversations on the bus (at my college) and that sound is most of what I hear. >
Wu Chinese sound of "shi" is pronounced "heiwai". We don't say "shi".
Wu Chinese sound of "shi" is pronounced "heiwai". We don't say "shi".
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