If you browse a university’s language courses, you’re bound to find “Chinese” somewhere on their list. And while they may not specify this upfront, “Chinese” generally refers to Mandarin Chinese. What you probably won’t find is Cantonese, which usually refers to the standard Cantonese spoken in cities like Hong Kong by over 60 million people. And what you definitely won’t find is Toisanese—my family’s language.
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