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Old Dec 21, 2019 | 9:47 pm
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Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
Not dubbed, but the original version (V.O. as the French would denote on movies) from Hong Kong. Other than for H.K., I don't think there is any production of Chinese language TV programming (other than news) anywhere outside greater China.
Singapore makes their own Chinese language TV series as does Malaysia I believe.

Originally Posted by moondog
Following are some of the other names used to refer to Mandarin (apologies for using simplified characters; my computer employs them by default):
中文 -- While 文 means writing, this term is widely used in a more general sense
This is probably the one used often, or at least as I know it. 文 refers more to literacy or language as 文化 translates to culture
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