▲ 604 ▼ Contain them (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 8 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 102 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bystander@lemmy.ca 19 points 8 months ago (3 children) In Chinese, verbally the world for he, she, and it are all the same pronunciation. It is only differentiated in writing. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] stray@pawb.social 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) The written form was neutral until Western influence inspired the creation of a female version, replacing the first radical "person" with "woman". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago I think some Chinese forums use "TA" (as in the 2 English letters) to be gender neutral permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) Don't forget the word 祂 for divine beings as the 4th permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago Going to randomly call people 祂 to fuck with them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jali67@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Ta? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toeblast96@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stray@pawb.social 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) The written form was neutral until Western influence inspired the creation of a female version, replacing the first radical "person" with "woman". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago I think some Chinese forums use "TA" (as in the 2 English letters) to be gender neutral permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago I think some Chinese forums use "TA" (as in the 2 English letters) to be gender neutral permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) Don't forget the word 祂 for divine beings as the 4th permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago Going to randomly call people 祂 to fuck with them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago Going to randomly call people 祂 to fuck with them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jali67@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Ta? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toeblast96@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago permalink fedilink source parent
