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Debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters
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The debate on traditional Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters is an ongoing dispute concerning Chinese orthography among users of Chinese characters. It has stirred up heated responses from supporters of both sides in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and among overseas Chinese communities with its implications of political ideology and cultural identity.[1] Simplified characters here exclusively refer to those characters simplified by the People's Republic of China (PRC), instead of the concept of character simplification as a whole. The effect of simplified characters on the language remains controversial, decades after their introduction.
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![]() A noodle shop sign in Sichuan, China, which uses a mix of traditional and simplified Chinese characters. | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 漢字簡化爭論 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汉字简化争论 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Chinese character simplification debate | ||||||||||
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Traditional-simplified debate | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 繁簡之爭 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 繁简之争 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Complex-simple dispute | ||||||||||
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Traditional-simplified debate | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 正a簡之爭 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 正简之争 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Proper-simple dispute | ||||||||||
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