One of my friends is a linguist who studied Hakka and his direct quote was “there are a f*ck ton of languages in China and as many as Europe” - it’s just a political choice to call them the same language.
One of my friends is a linguist who studied Hakka and his direct quote was “there are a f*ck ton of languages in China and as many as Europe” - it’s just a political choice to call them the same language.
As Chinese Language Week draws to a close, an important Mandarin term to learn:
有用的白痴
yǒuyòng de báichī
useful idiot
This is a concept that those engaging with the PRC party state would do well to acquaint themselves with. #NZCLWen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_id…
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