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Why Chinese people speak Malay?

Chinese people in Malaysia speak Malay due to historical and cultural reasons. Malay is the national language of Malaysia and is widely spoken by people of different ethnicities as a common language for communication and daily life. Additionally, many Chinese Malaysians are bilingual or multilingual, with Malay being one of the languages they use in their daily interactions.


What kind of alphabet do Chinese people use?

Written Chinese is not an alphabetic script.[1] Rather, it is a logographic script based on Chinese characters, though there also exist alphabetic systems to transcribe spoken Chinese.Good Characters' Chinese Alphabet SetABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ


What Chinese called Chinese?

Chinese people refer to themselves as "中国人" (Zhōngguó rén), which translates to "people of China" or "Chinese people" in English.


What do different colors mean on the Chinese lantern?

These red Chinese lanterns are decorated with black lettering. Chinese lanterns can be any color, but red is traditionally used in conjunction with other colors. Each color has its own meaning, but meanings can change depending on the context. Red represents happiness and good luck; white, purity, old age and wisdom. Yellow and gold represent the first emperor, but also earth and mourning. Blue is associated with immortality, while black stands for honesty as well as death or misfortune. Taken from ehow.


Why do Chinese look the same?

Chinese do NOT look the same. It's a matter of what you are use to or not use to. Many Chinese can not differentiate between different westerners. To say all Chinese look the same is the same as saying all blondes look the same or all brunettes look the same.

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Who invented Chinese lanterns?

Zhuge Liang invented the Chinese Lanterns.


How did Canadians use lanterns in the past?

people use lanterns for light


Why are Chinese lanterns called Chinese lanterns?

It is believed that the Chinese first invented lanterns.So it is called Chinese lantern.


Why do Chinese people set off lanterns?

its to start the new year with luck


Why do they have Chinese Lanterns?

People in China have Chinese lanterns because it let's the bad luck go away and gives them good luck, as they (meaning Chinese people who celebrate it) wrote their wishes on the lantern.Search up on this website (wiki answers) the question "Why do they have Chinese lantern festivals" and read what it says.


How do Chinese lanterns reproduce?

Chinese lanterns do not reproduce, they are neither animals nor plants. Chinese lanterns are decorative lanterns made of thin, brightly colored paper. Umm, actually, Chinese lanterns are a type of plant. Thanks for not googling what a Chinese Lantern is, previous contributer. I am assuming that because it is a plant, that it reproduces as a hermaphrodite, having both female and male parts.


Why is Chinese new year consider to be a festival of lights?

lanterns are mainly red in China because in Chinese culture, people believe red can bring people good luck so red lanterns means family unity, success in business, fortune, brightness, energy, perfection and wealth....


What is the history of Chinese Lanterns?

Chinese lanterns actually have a long history. Since 250 B.C., Chinese nobles and peasants have decorated their homes with lanterns to announce special occasions or wish good luck.


Why did people use lanterns in fishing communities?

they used lanterns because they wanted 2


What happens in Chinese New Year lantern festival?

Chinese and different people in china make lanterns and let them go and eat food.


What did people use for light in 1821?

lanterns and candles


Did the people of Vietnam use lanterns of stone?

Yes they did