[Global Network Report] According to a report from Taiwan's Zhongshi News Network on June 18, the Taiwan Education Department's "Mandarin Dictionary" is regarded as a guideline for word usage, but the commonly used ellipsis "..." was found to have turned into the word "diandian"

[Global Network Report] According to a report from Taiwan's Zhongshi News Network on June 18, the Taiwan Education Department's "Mandarin Dictionary" is regarded as a guideline for word usage, but the commonly used ellipsis "..." was found to have turned into the word "diandiandian" " was included on the website and listed inappropriate examples, causing controversy. Zheng Shicheng, a media person on the island, said that Taiwan's education department also wants to come up with other ideas to "de-Sinicize". It should not take out the good essence and stuff it with garbage, so that children will be confused in the future. According to reports, Taiwan’s education department has deleted the controversial example sentences afterwards, suspected of being criticized by netizens.

"Diandiandian" is included in the dictionary, and the example sentences have been deleted. The picture comes from Taiwan's China Times News Network

Huang Yangming, a senior media person on the island, recently posted a screenshot of the "Revised Mandarin Dictionary" website of the "Ministry of Education" on the social platform Facebook, saying that the dictionary included the word "diandian" Words, "very up to date". Taiwanese media reported that Huang Yangming also added the word "warmth" at the end of the article, which is full of irony.

Huang Yangming Facebook screenshot.

Zhongshi News Network reported that the dictionary’s definition of “diandian” is: the colloquial expression of the abridgement number “…”, which is usually used to omit indescribable plots. The example sentence also said, "So the two of them entered the room, and things started to happen next." This caused controversy. After the

post was exposed, netizens on the island were also surprised. They left a message in Huang Yangming's Facebook comment area: "Even this can be included. The education reform is really teaching students to be mentally retarded..." "The education department is misleading people like this." The children of officials are really annoying to parents." "No wonder the Chinese language skills of children are so low nowadays, even such meaningless words are included in the dictionary?"

Someone else left a message: "The education department is really annoying...".

Zhongshi News Network said that Taiwan’s education department had deleted the controversial example sentences afterwards, suspected of being criticized by netizens. The report mentioned that this is not the first time that the dictionary has had problems revising its website. In 2005, the Taiwan Education Department included the fairy tale "The Three Little Pigs" in the appendix of the Idiom Dictionary. The content of the story means that only by not being lazy can you achieve success, which made many people Disapprovingly, this time the "Diandian" controversy has once again sparked discussion.

In the island's political commentary program on the 17th, media person Zheng Shicheng said that there are some "three little pigs, dots and dots" in the net, and he also used the example sentence of "dots and dots when you enter the room", "Mandarin Dictionary" Sir The kids were still watching, so why didn’t they say, “The two of them scolded each other and then clicked.”

Zheng Shicheng suspects that the people currently compiling curriculum and "Mandarin dictionaries" are people who have been poisoned by the new curriculum, so they don't know how to compile it. In the past, textbooks and Chinese textbooks taught very good things, but now they "Three Little Pigs" and "Dot, Dot" appear. Zheng Shicheng said that if the education department wants to "de-Sinicize", it should also come up with other ideas. It should not take out the good essence and stuff it with rubbish so that children will be confused in the future. He also criticized that there are so many frauds now because there is something in the heart, so there is no shame in cheating money. This is the side effect of side effects.

In addition, Zheng Shicheng also sarcastically said that among the three points, the first point is Shen Boyang (public opinion representative of the Democratic Progressive Party), the second point is Wang Yichuan (Executive Director of the Policy Association of the Democratic Progressive Party), and the third point is Yu Beichen ( Taoyuan City public opinion representative).

As for the inclusion of "Dandian" in the dictionary, which sparked discussion, the Taiwan Institute of Education issued a statement on the 17th saying that "Diandian" has been included in the "Revised Mandarin Dictionary" since 1998. This dictionary is mainly suitable for language research. If you have any concerns about the inclusion of the words "Dian Dian Dian" and examples, they will be sent to the "Editorial Review Committee" composed of seven scholars and experts for discussion and revision according to procedures.