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Chinese
The Chinese language takes many forms that are not mutually intelligible. This language is spoken by about a fifth of the total world population and is considered among the most difficult languages to learn. The relationship between the spoken and written Chinese language is complex. Its written form has no clues as to how it is actually pronounced. The tone system also is a pain because there are plenty of homophones in Chinese only distinguishable by the four tones. Even this is often not enough unless the actual context and exact phrase are identified.
