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Canadian-Chinese

加拿大华裔

(jiānádà huáyì) 

A: Marvel's first Asian superhero movie Shang-Chi has a release date. It will be released in the US on February 12, 2021.

漫威第一部华裔超级英雄电影《尚气》定档了。大概21年2月份北美上映吧。

(mànwēi dìyībù huáyì chāojí yīnɡxiónɡ diànyǐnɡ shànɡqì dìnɡdànɡ le. dàɡài èryīnián èryuèfèn běiměi shànɡyìnɡ ba.) 

B: Yup. A lot of Chinese netizens are paying attention to this. They are all talking about whether this hero of Chinese descent will be played by an actor of Chinese descent. 

对。挺多中国网友在关注。在讨论这个华裔英雄会不会由华裔演员来演。

(duì. tǐnɡduō zhōnɡɡuó wǎnɡyǒu zài ɡuānzhù. zàitǎolùn zhèɡè huáyì yīnɡxiónɡ huìbùhuì yóu huáyì yǎnyuán láiyǎn. )

A: The studio has already said that he will be played by Simu Liu. He is Canadian-Chinese. I heard he was born in Harbin.

官方已经说了,会是刘思慕演。他是加拿大华裔。据说哈尔滨出生的。

(ɡuānfānɡ yǐjīnɡ shuō le, huìshì liúsīmù yǎn. tāshì jiānádà huáyì. jùshuō hāěrbīn chūshēnɡ de.)   

B: I saw on Baidu that he also appeared in Nikita and Fresh Off the Boat. But he's a supporting role in them.  

我看百度说他还演过《尼基塔》和《初来乍到》呢。但他在那两部剧里面是配角。

(wǒkàn bǎidùshuō tā hái yǎnɡuò níjītǎ hé chūlái zhàdào ne. dàn tā zài nàliǎnɡbù jùlǐmiàn shì pèijué.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT