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Also Zuckerberg is married to Priscilla Chan who is ethnic Chinese although she grew up speakingk Cantonese.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Chan_(philanthropi...




...Wait. Why is Zuckerberg learning Mandarin then?


Because business isn't generally done in Cantonese. It's a common story that families that historically spoke Cantonese are now teaching their Mandarin alongside or instead of Cantonese because Mandarin is more useful in the professional world.




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