What does the zh in zh_CN stand for?

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  1. insyder1201

    insyder1201 Well-Known Member

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    According to the Gentoo Wiki Localization guide,
    Just like in ja_JP where 'ja' is the language code for Japanese and 'JP' is the language code for Japan, what is 'zh' in zh_CN where 'CN' stands for China?
     
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  2. GetThruThis

    GetThruThis Active Member

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    zhongwen - chinese
    japanese_japan
    zhongwen_china
    maybe?
     
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    Saitama.sensei [[xiantian lifeform]]

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    I'm not sure if I'm right.. but I though zh stands for zongheng the CN publisher..?
     
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    its the pinyin for "chinese language" in genral, heres the characters for it 中文
     
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  6. SnowTime

    SnowTime Busy Busy Busy, I Dug Too Many Holes

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    zh_CN is specifically chinese simplified. zh_TW is chinese traditional
     
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    insyder1201 Well-Known Member

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    Well actually I was just bored and wanted to make a thread, it's written in the link in the Gentoo wiki article anyway.
     
    insyder1201, Sep 30, 2017
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  8. LysUltima

    LysUltima Riichi! Tsumo! Toitoi! Suuankou!?

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    zh stands for zhong/中, meaning middle. This devrives from the "steal translated webnovel" theory, where the ideology is to think that the person in question is in the middle of the universe and cannot be stopped so it's entirely okay to forcefully steal translated webnovels. Yet, this theory is obviously incorrect, therefore the CN is there instead of ZG or something.

    Yeah, I'm bored too.
     
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    isekaishousetsu Karakuri Pierrot

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    Plus points for creativity.
     
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