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Post by martindn on Jul 29, 2009 23:09:26 GMT
WOW! I'm glad I asked that question. My cup of happiness is full! Not only has Hayley found a nice boyfriend who is giving her much happiness, she is taking off like a rocket in the Far East. I always knew it had to happen, but didn't expect it there. That is terriffic. I'm over the moon for her.
Congratulations Hayley, you thoroughly deserve it.
Martin
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Post by salvia on Jul 30, 2009 4:11:15 GMT
Hi fans
I am new here,I am afraid that I do not agree once a fan said mandarin is important in Japan,maybe jut for some Japanese who are worked with Chinese in international company, they can say mandarin even can read Chinese,and vise versa. However,Japanese is derived from Chinese not Chinese is derived from Japanese, for it can be dated back the long history of China. Also,Chinese contains a lot of dialects,but this is the national language used in China mainland of course including Taiwan island.
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Post by Ross on Jul 30, 2009 4:47:37 GMT
The Christchurch Star on Wednesday had the same article as the earlier Herald had. But it had a slightly different picture.  |
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Post by larryhauck on Jul 30, 2009 4:52:32 GMT
Hi Salvia,
Welcome to the forum and thank you for the language information. I am completely ignorant about the far East and their history. I hope that you can enlighten us with some more historical information about your country. Are you from Taiwan?
Be Well
Larry
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Post by salvia on Jul 30, 2009 5:52:53 GMT
Hi Larry, For Mandarin,some scholars name it Mandarin Chinese,Spoken in People's Republic of China Region Most of northern and southwestern China (and also overseas Singapore, Malaysia, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Sydney,Suriname, Mauritius, New York City and other overseas Chinese communities) Mandarin (traditional Chinese: ¹ÙÔ’; simplified Chinese: ¹Ù»°; pinyin: Gu¨¡nhu¨¤; literally "speech of officials" or simplified Chinese: ±±·½»°; traditional Chinese: ±±·½Ô’; pinyin: B¨§if¨¡nghu¨¤; literally "northern dialect(s)"), is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and south-western China. When taken as a separate language, as is often done in academic literature, the Mandarin language has more native speakers than any other language. The "standard" in Standard Mandarin refers to the standard Beijing dialect of the Mandarin language. Mandarin is also a general term describing any grade of nobility in the Chinese Imperial Court. In English, Mandarin can refer to either of two distinct concepts: In everyday use Mandarin refers to Standard Chinese or Standard Mandarin (Putonghua / Guoyu / Huayu), which is based on the particular Mandarin dialect spoken in Beijing. Standard Mandarin functions as the official spoken language of the People's Republic of China, the official language of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and one of the four official languages of Singapore. "Chinese"¡ªin practice Standard Mandarin¡ªis one of the six official languages of the United Nations. In its broader sense, Mandarin is a diverse group of Mandarin dialects spoken in northern and southwestern China (Guanhua / Beifanghua / Beifang fangyan). This group of dialects is the focus of this article. The latter grouping is defined and used mainly by linguists, and is not commonly used outside of academic circles as a self-description. Instead, when asked to describe the spoken form they are using, Chinese speaking a form of non-Standard Mandarin will describe the variant that they are speaking, for example Southwestern Mandarin or Northeastern Mandarin, and consider it distinct from "Standard Mandarin" (putonghua); they may not recognize that it is in fact classified by linguists as a form of "Mandarin" in a broader sense. Nor is there a common "Mandarin" identity based on language; rather, there are strong regional identities centred on individual dialects, because of the wide geographical distribution and cultural diversity of its speakers. Like all other varieties of Chinese, there is significant dispute as to whether Mandarin is a language or a dialect. See Identification of the varieties of Chinese for more on this issue. In fact, China comprise Mainland China, Hong Kong,Macau, Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsuhas. It is one of the world's oldest and continuous civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia.[citation needed] It has the world's longest continuously used written language system,[citation needed] and is viewed as the source of many major inventions. Historically, China's cultural sphere has extended across East Asia as a whole, with Chinese religion, customs, and writing systems being adopted to varying degrees by neighbors such as Japan, Korea and Vietnam. The first evidence of human presence in the region was found at the Zhoukoudian cave and is one of the first known specimens of Homo erectus, now commonly known as the Peking Man, estimated to have lived approximately from 300,000 to 550,000 years ago. Best regards Salvia Edit by Dave: Here's the Wikipedia link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese |
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Post by larryhauck on Jul 30, 2009 6:17:26 GMT
Hi Salvia,
Thank you very much for the very informative description of Mandarin. I think I will need a few days to digest all that information,
You still never told me where you are from.
Larry
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Post by Dave on Jul 30, 2009 13:27:03 GMT
Hello Salvia, Welcome to the forum and thanks for your informative posts, I hope you will enjoy taking part in our future discussions about Hayley.  I have added the link to Wikipedia, where some of the information you posted can be found, in case anyone wishes to read about it in more detail. Cheers, Dave |
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Post by Ross on Jul 31, 2009 8:33:33 GMT
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Post by amptique on Jul 31, 2009 12:13:37 GMT
Thanks for the link, Ross. Great report.
Bill
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Post by Richard on Jul 31, 2009 14:04:36 GMT
Thanks Ross!  I see there are a couple of very nice comments at the bottom too.  Richard  |
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Post by Stephany on Jul 31, 2009 14:05:51 GMT
Hi everyone, Thank you very much for the videos! I didn't realize how popular Hayley is in Asia. Nice to see Russell Watson again as well  Stephany |
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Post by Jillian on Jul 31, 2009 14:19:08 GMT
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Post by larryhauck on Jul 31, 2009 16:26:35 GMT
Wow----that dress is really cool.
Larry
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Post by hayleyfan88 on Jul 31, 2009 17:11:33 GMT
Thanks for sharing this nice picture. The report also mentioned that Harley worried about the big earthquake in NZ. She tried to contact with her family in NZ for an hour. Finally, the phone line went through.... |
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Post by pjrcorreia on Aug 1, 2009 22:15:08 GMT
[G-music Classical Chart] www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard5.aspx(This chart is based the data provided by 2 of the biggest CD stores in Taiwan) #1: Hayley Sings Japanese Songs 2 #2: Hayley Sings Japanese Songs #4: Prayer #6: Celtic Treasure #9: Odyssey Hi everyone, [G-music Classical Chart] www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard5.aspxUpdate for week 2009/07/24 - 2009/07/30 #1: Hayley Sings Japanese Songs 2 #2: Hayley Sings Japanese Songs #3: Pure (up 4 places) #4: Prayer #7: Treasure (down 1 place) #8: Odyssey (up 1 place) Best wishes, Paulo Correia |
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