4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Discussion: That I may refer you to: http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/notes/dzau_wunsing.html#dzauTsin Acknowledgement: I would like to thank xuhuanyu for providing me with the information I required for distinguishing between the two notions described in this question. With so much support I will not delve deeper into the matter and provide full credit. It does appear, however, that there exists a conflict in the spoken and written word. When this occurs, Hong Kongers often prefer to write what they speak. This is the reason many Hong Kongers prefer that Mainlanders do not translate documents targeted for Hong Kong Chinese."