TIL: Chinese had no gendered pronouns until the 20th century
TIL: Chinese had no gendered pronouns until the 20th century
Did you know that Chinese didn't have a word for "She" until about 100 years ago? In fact, Chinese operated without a female 3rd person pronoun for thousands of years, and it wasn't a problem -- until interaction with the west. Watch this video to learn the fascinating (albeit winding) history of Chinese gendered pronouns.