Table of Contents
- 1 What is the difference between Malaysian Chinese and mainland Chinese?
- 2 Why do Chinese people speak Chinese in Malaysia?
- 3 Where do Malaysian Chinese come from?
- 4 Do Malaysians have mixed feelings towards China?
- 5 Why do Malaysian Chinese people speak differently from Chinese people?
- 6 How did the Chinese influence Malay culture in Malaysia?
What is the difference between Malaysian Chinese and mainland Chinese?
Mainland Chinese are Chinese people who live in China, support China, and follow the Chinese culture, its languages and its heritage. Malaysian Chinese are Chinese people who live in Malaysia, support China or Malaysia, and follow the Chinese culture, its languages and its heritage.
Why do Chinese people speak Chinese in Malaysia?
The ethnic Chinese in Malaysia originally migrated from different parts of China and settled in the country according to their spoken dialect. Among the ethnic Chinese that speak different dialects, they often revert to Mandarin since the dialects vary and can be unintelligible to someone who doesn’t speak it.
Where do Malaysian Chinese come from?
Malaysian Chinese, also known as Chinese Malaysians, refer to people of full or partial Chinese blood who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Most of them are descended from immigrants – likely of Han Chinese ancestry – who arrived between the mid-19th and early 20th century.
Is Malaysia in mainland China?
Malaysia is the only country with territory on both the Asian mainland and the Malay archipelago. The two parts of Malaysia, separated from each other by the South China Sea, share a largely similar landscape in that both Peninsular and East Malaysia feature coastal plains rising to hills and mountains.
Which city has most Chinese in Malaysia?
Nowadays, the Chinese form the majority of the population in almost all cities and towns throughout Malaysia such as Georgetown, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Petaling Jaya, and Klang….LOCATION AND HOMELAND.
| DIALECT | POPULATION |
|---|---|
| Hokkien | 1,848,211 |
| Hakka | 1,679,027 |
| Cantonese | 1,355,541 |
| Teochew | 974,573 |
Do Malaysians have mixed feelings towards China?
It differs from people to people. Some of us embrace the Chinese culture, some just don’t. I, myself as a Malaysian who grew up in a Chinese background, personally have mixed feelings towards China. I speak fluent Chinese, learnt the language since I was really young.
Why do Malaysian Chinese people speak differently from Chinese people?
There are still many more words that Malaysian Chinese People speak differently from the way China’s people speak them. Most of these differences are influenced by dialects or transliteration from English or Malay.
How did the Chinese influence Malay culture in Malaysia?
Aside from the Chinese cultural influence on local culture, ethnic Chinese from the first wave migration before English arrival had mainly adopted a localised culture. The Baba-Nyonya in Malacca had a very strong Malay influence in their clothing and food although still maintaining their Chinese heritage of religion, name and identity.
Do you consider yourself a Malaysian or Malaysian Chinese?
Although we have settled in Malaysia for many decades (or even hundreds of years), most of us also consider ourselves as Malaysian, and I don’t doubt Malaysian Chinese loyalty to our motherland. But things would have change if the Malay authority keep on suppressing the chinese community.