Many Malaysian Chinese born in Chinese families have been in a Chinese-speaking environment since childhood. Therefore, the mother tongue of most Chinese in Malaysia is not Malay or English, but Chinese.
Besides family factors, school education is also an important place for language training. In fact, the Chinese education of Chinese in Malaysia is second to none in Southeast Asia, and Malaysia is the only country with a complete Chinese education system in primary, secondary and tertiary schools. However, due to historical and ethnic factors, the Malaysian government still adopts restrictive policies on Chinese education, which is a sensitive issue in the country after all.
Not all Malaysians can speak Chinese. Most Chinese-speaking Malaysians are Chinese.
The main languages in Malaysia are Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil (locally known as Tamil).
Malay is the national and official language of Malaysia.
Chinese is the common language of China society, and it is also used in Chinese schools, some ethnic schools and ethnic schools. In China society, there are many people who can speak Chinese. Besides Chinese, some Chinese dialects are also popular in different regions. Such as Cantonese, Min dialect, Hakka dialect, Hainan dialect, Chaozhou dialect and so on.
Cantonese is more common in Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh, while Minnan has its own world in Johor Bahru, Penang and Klang. Other ethnic groups can also use Chinese and Chinese dialects. In many places, you can meet Malays and Indians who can speak Chinese, or Chinese and Malays who can speak Tamil, which constitutes Malaysia's unique language landscape.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Malaysia (Southeast Asian countries)