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[quote=CHRISWAUGHBJ,37436]Hi wearyrefugee, you'll be pleased to know that since the late 19th century many Chinese intellectuals have committed the exact same heresy of which you speak. Many systems of romanisation have been invented and Taiwan even has its own alphabetic system commonly called bopomofo (can't remember the official name). Hanyu Pinyin was invented back in the 1950s and is now the official romanisation system for the Mainland. Taiwan has a mess of different systems. But somehow, despite all these attempts to romanise Chinese, the characters have persisted. And don't worry, the characters have certainly not proven a hindrance for either Chinese or foreigners. Look at literacy rates in the Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao for proof. Also, there've been plenty of foreigners throughout history who've mastered written Chinese. The characters are not as difficult as people make them out to be, nor is the grammar. [/quote]
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