Which language would give me access to better literature, Mandarin or Arabic?

Which language would give me access to better literature, Mandarin or Arabic?

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>what are translations

>a language of an ancient civilisation with a bright future
>a "language" of a not so ancient ""civilisation"" without a future
pick one and only one

Just learn something more useful, for which there aren't many translations out there, like sumerian or old english.

I'm going to have to learn one of two languages anyways so I thought of trying to figure out which would give me access to better texts in their original form
I hope I don't sound rude or am missing a joke but how would Sumerian be more useful than mandarin or Arabic

arabic still has a normal alphabet but its grammar, concepts and vocabulary is complicated especially in literature + pronunciation might be hard because it has some unique consonants.
the chinese writing system uses symbols (that became so abstracted and simplified through history that they no longer look like the thing they are representing) instead of letters and each symbol represents something and the mixing of those symbols represents something else that has something to do with the combined symbols
pic related is Japanese and it might not be correct but it's an example of how this system works

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make sure you learn Arabic

If you learn Mandarin, the Ping Army might keep you around for amusement. Like a well trained dog performing cute tricks for their masters.

Are you implying the gooks are civilized, let alone have a future?

I know how their systems work, I've looked into how these languages work. Their literature's though are terra incognita to me and I'm trying to figure out which one is better in this department.
I mean, I know that China has the ancient classics, the histories, and the romance. I also know that Arabic has really good poetry and philosophy but otherwise I'm kind of barren in knowledge of them.

mandarin

>group of women = noisy
very precise and expressive
wouldn't you say a system of symbols and pictorial representation is less abstract

if westerner learn arabic since islam is basically your future

What are some noteworthy Chinese pieces of literature from after the Han dynasty that aren't called romance of the three kingdoms or the scholars?

I'm arab and can assure you that there's no shortage of great arabic literature. Something different about arabic writings, it feels weightier and more grounded than English. It's very difficult to learn though, I sometimes have difficulties as a native speaker when the writing is old, think KJV english vs modern english. It's a worthwhile endeavor all in all I think, especially if you have a preliminary interest in the arabs and how they think. I'm sure there are charts but I'd recommend starting with essentials like thousand and one nights. If you like philosophy, look into medieval islamic philosophers like al-ghazzali, ibn rushd, ibn arabi, ibn sina, etc. Sufism is interesting. I don't know much about arabic christian literature besides the infancy gospels but I'm sure you can find some resources for that if you like. Good luck user.
is this intentionally confusing

Take the ugarit-pill now

persian

Thank you for the actual answer arabanon

Arabs are low-IQ wastes of oxygen whose importance in the world is owed solely to there being oil in their ground.

If you're asking this question, you aren't committed enough to ever learn Chinese to the point at which you could actually read their classics in the original.

I advise you to stop fooling yourself and give up before you start.

Arabic isn't much easier than Chinese, they're both about the same difficulty

I found Chinese grammar to be easier than Arabic, but the latter the easiest overal

I agree that Arabic is a easier language (though they are still roughly on the same level, the foreign office of America ranks them both as tier 5 for native English speakers) but the comment calling Arabs monkeys was ridiculous