Talk:早點

early or breakfast

I watched this lWYAyZPBfIg program and towards the end (the climax) they made a distinction between 早點 ("zaodian" as "breakfast") and 早點儿 ("zao dianr" as "early"), I had been told by teachers that 儿 was only used by northeners - it is possible the authors felt they needed to emphasise this exception/misconception to people. I feel to modify this page but other people may revert it (because they may or may not understand the 儿 problem). Can anybody elaborate on its use and this interpretation? Does 早點 mean both for southerners? Do I need to consider the " " in the pinyin? Are there other examples? Charlieb000 (talk) 05:12, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

• 早點 can be either "earlier" or "breakfast"; 早點兒 can only mean "earlier". The former is used by everyone; the latter is only used by Northerners, or those imitating Northern Mandarin. ---> Tooironic (talk) 05:13, 21 August 2016 (UTC)