In which dialect of Mandarin can I see or hear 乳酪? In this website they write &quot;乳酪 ru3 lao4&quot; is a word which is used in Taiwan to describe cheese.
But my Taiwanese friend told me they don't use this word, they use &quot;nai3 lao4&quot; or &quot;cheese&quot;.
Could you write me something about popularity of &quot;ru3l lao4&quot; in China and Taiwan, and also how often you hear people using each of these words to describe cheese in the country you're living in? In percentage, like &quot;I hear &quot;cheese&quot; about 60% of times and &quot;nai3 lao4&quot; 40% of times&quot;.
Your Taiwanese friend said 奶酪 is more popular than 乳酪 in Taiwan, then it is probably true.
When I say '芝士' is the term Hong Kong Chinese most commonly use to describe 'cheese' you should believe me too.
I would say 乳酪 is more popular in written Chinese, because I rarely see  奶酪  appear in any text. On the other hand, I had came across the term 乳酪 many many times in menu, cook book, label etc.