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Originally posted by ladygreek
Ditto. That seems backwards to me. Not wanting to sound supid, but is Cantonese considered the "Americanized" version of the traditional Chinese language?
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Oncelurked is correct. Cantonese is spoken in the southern parts of China and in Hong Kong (HK is a special adminitrative region, so while they're part of China, they also have their own government.) Jacky Chan, for example, primarily acts in Cantonese movies.
The offical language in China is Mandarin. It's a little more sophisticated and pretty-sounding than Cantonese IMHO. Taiwan is also Mandarin speaking. The proper Beijing accent is very clipped (again MHO) and the Taiwanese accent is softer.