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What is Hong Kong called in Mandarin?
The simplified name Hong Kong was frequently used by 1810….Etymology.
| Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區 (香港特區) |
| Simplified Chinese | 香港特别行政区 (香港特区) |
How do you write xianggang in Chinese?
Learn more about 香港
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
| 港 Learn more | gang3 | hong kong, abbr. for 香港[xiang1 gang3] / harbor / port / surname gang |
Do Cantonese and Mandarin use the same characters?
The characters used for Mandarin and Cantonese share the same roots in ancient Chinese, but Mandarin now uses simplified characters, which were set as the standard by the Chinese government in the 1950s, while Cantonese speakers still tend to use traditional characters.
Is Mandarin different from Cantonese?
Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong, Macau, GuangZhou, and Southern parts of China in that vicinity. Mandarin is spoken in Mainland China and Taiwan. Cantonese and Mandarin are written in the same way, though Cantonese favors traditional Chinese characters rather than simplified. Mandarin has 4 tones.
Why do Cantonese people call Hong Kong “Xianggang”?
(Cantonese being the Chinese dialect spoken in Guangdong Province of which Hong Kong is a geographical part.) “Xianggang” is the same characters ( 香港) written/spoken in Putonghua/Mandarin Chinese. Because its Chinese name is “香港”. It is like Chinese ask why do British call 英国 “UK”? Mandarin is more about the pronouciation part.
What is the difference between Cantonese and Mandarin?
Cantonese is effectively the official language in hong kong and macau, and the most common chinese spoken overseas. Mandarin is a dialect from the north, likely only to be spoken by people who need to deal business with northern china.
Is Cantonese used in Hong Kong?
Cantonese is mainly used in Hong Kong’s population, while non-Chinese populations mostly use English as a communicative language. Since the implementation of Simplified Chinese in Mainland China, Hong Kong is still a British colony. Therefore, the most common use in Hong Kong is traditional Chinese.
Is Hong Kong pronounced Hong Kong or Hong Kong?
In Mandarin, Hong Kong is “Xianggang” but the Hong Kongers speak Cantonese rather than Mandarin and in Cantonese the name is “Hong Kong” (actually pronounced sort of like “Höng gong”). In any case, I don’t think English speakers are going to use the unfamiliar mandarin name anytime soon.