Chinese (disambiguation): Difference between revisions

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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Chinese refers to anything or anyone originating in China:

China: Large and populous nation, with a long tradition of scholarship ^[e]
People's Republic of China: A large, one-party state in East Asia; the most populous nation on Earth, third largest by area. ^[e]
Republic of China: The political state in China from 1912 to 1949, and which since then has administered Taiwan and its territories only. ^[e]

Chinese language: Collective term for varieties of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken in China; linguistically several different languages, but in broad cultural terms often seen as a single form. ^[e]
Mandarin language: (traditional Chinese 官話, simplified 官话; pinyin Guānhuà) Sino-Tibetan language, the standard form of which constitutes 'Standard Chinese'; world's largest language by speakers, with approximately 900,000,000 users. ^[e]
Cantonese language: Add brief definition or description
Chinese characters: (simplified Chinese 汉字; traditional Chinese: 漢字) are symbols used to write varieties of Chinese and - in modified form - other languages; world's oldest writing system in continuous use. ^[e]

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 ==Language==
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-{{r|Cantonese language}}
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-{{r|Chinese characters}}
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 ==Culture==
-{{r|Chinese cuisine}}
+{{rpl|Chinese cuisine}}