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What does tongsan mean?
Geronimo: Mohd Razlan, for your information, “tongsan” is an antiquated word in Cantonese which means China. The correct usage is now in Mandarin, “Chung Kwo” which literally means the Middle Kingdom or China.
What are Malaysian Chinese called?
The Malaysian Chinese, also known as Chinese Malaysians (Chinese: 馬來西亞華人; Malay: Orang Cina Malaysia), are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese ethnicity. The ethnic subgroups of Chinese people in Malaysia include the Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainan, Foochow and Kwongsai.
Does Malaysia use Mandarin?
Chinese language varieties, including both Mandarin and dialects such as Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and so on, are widely spoken in Malaysia, where the Chinese diaspora constitutes 24.6 percent of the total population.
Where is Cantonese spoken in Malaysia?
The Cantonese dialect is predominantly spoken among the Chinese in the central region, particularly in Klang Valley (e.g. KL, PJ, and Subang Jaya), Seremban, Kuantan in Pahang, as well as Ipoh and Kampar in Perak. There are also communities of Cantonese-speaking Chinese in Sandakan, Sabah and Mersing, Johor.
What are the different types of Chinese people in Malaysia?
The ethnic subgroups of Chinese people in Malaysia include the Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainan, Foochow and Kwongsai. Different Chinese dialects are spoken in Malaysian towns and cities.
Is it true that Malaysian slang makes no sense?
However, there are times when the slang literally makes no damn sense, even to the locals. Although these slangs are incomprehensible, we still use them daily as we have been around long enough to know how to structure a sentence with it and still make absolute sense, in Malaysia anyway.
What is the history of Malaysian Chinese?
For hundreds of years, millions of Malaysian Chinese have called Malaysia home since their ancestors sailed over and settled in this region way back in the 15th century Malaysian Chinese, also known as Chinese Malaysians, refer to people of full or partial Chinese blood who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia.