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Aren't Chinese names always, like, five puns in a trenchcoat? Or is that only PRC, not Taiwan?
Cantonese is spoken in Canton province and Hong Kong, not Taiwan, i think Taiwan speaks mandarin
Yeah AFAIK Mandarin is official in Taiwan but a few others (chiefly Hokkien) are common.
If you know Chinese Mandarin, you would have a tough time understanding Taiwanese Mandarin.
I see, I don't live anywhere near the area nor speak any Chinese languages, so it's good to ve corrected