Languages

[Ahriman]

Which was more difficult (in general), Chinese or Japanese?

I don't have a great ear for tones, so Chinese was harder for me to get right, but I didn't really find either more difficult than the other.   It's hard to compare.  I found the grammar in Chinese easier than that of Japanese, but Japanese was easier to pronounce, so it kind of evens out.

Ok well no offense if I'm wrong but I think you might be fibbing about learning Chinese/Japanese because I've found Chinese significantly easier than Japanese in all ways, perhaps because I don't find pronouncing the Chinese tones difficult at all, and also because Japanese is a much more formal language than Chinese.