马新简体

English translation: Malaysia-Singapore simplified Chinese characters

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Chinese term or phrase:马新简体
English translation:Malaysia-Singapore simplified Chinese characters
Entered by: Caroline Moreno

21:52 Oct 20, 2008
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Chinese term or phrase: 马新简体
Has anyone heard of this? Is this some type of simplified Chinese characters? Thanks in advance!
Caroline Moreno
United States
Local time: 00:48
Malasia-Singaporean simplified Chinese characters
Explanation:
Will it be the simplified Chinese characters used in Malasia and Singapore?I am just guessing...
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y_lewarne
Taiwan
Local time: 07:48
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Thanks everyone! I'm choosing this answer, but I corrected it to read "Malaysia-Singapore simplified Chinese characters" for the glossary. Thanks again for the help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6Malasia-Singaporean simplified Chinese characters
y_lewarne
5Simplified Chinese (Malaysia & Singapore)
Xu Dongjun
2machine [character] simplification
jessalexande (X)


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
machine [character] simplification


Explanation:
Looks like a phonetic to me, but, no, I have never heard of it. Would need confirmation from other translators.

jessalexande (X)
Local time: 00:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Malasia-Singaporean simplified Chinese characters


Explanation:
Will it be the simplified Chinese characters used in Malasia and Singapore?I am just guessing...

y_lewarne
Taiwan
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks everyone! I'm choosing this answer, but I corrected it to read "Malaysia-Singapore simplified Chinese characters" for the glossary. Thanks again for the help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William Wu
1 hr
  -> 謝謝!

agree  Pierrick Jaouen, CFA: Yes, with "Malaysia-Singapore"..
3 hrs
  -> 謝謝!

agree  lbone: Yes. Language - Simplified Chinese (usually not s-), characters - Simplified Chinese characters. There is no official combination beween SC and M&S.
3 hrs
  -> 謝謝!

agree  peter arnout
7 hrs
  -> 謝謝!

agree  Denyce Seow: I never know that we have our own set of SC characters. There should be no differences. And isn't TC more common in Malaysia? All confused now...
8 hrs
  -> 謝謝!

agree  zenlee: In term of translation, this is correct. But I think the meaning of this is the "understandable version of Chinese" by malaysian and singaporean chinese. But no point though, as Malaysian can read both. and we don't really look into this issue.
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Simplified Chinese (Malaysia & Singapore)


Explanation:
There're two styles of Simplified Chinese: 大陆简体 "Simplified Chinese (PRC)" and 马新简体 "Simplified Chinese (Malaysia & Singapore)".

Simplified Chinese (Malaysia & Singapore) = Simplified Chinese for Malaysia and Singapore

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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2008-10-22 02:07:57 GMT)
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Basically, there's no difference between 大陆简体 and 马新简体.

http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/349549.html?si=1

Xu Dongjun
China
Local time: 15:48
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: IThank you, that's interesting. So it seems the difference is just in the words used.

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