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\u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin<\/span><\/h4>\n\u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken form of Chinese. In English, it is usually called ‘Standard Chinese’, ‘Standard Mandarin’, or simply, ‘Mandarin’. There are many dialects in Chinese, and often, they are mutually unintelligible. For example, a Cantonese would probably not understand Hokkien, and to a Shanghainese, Teochew sounds pretty alien. Mandarin is based on the northern dialects, which is why it is harder for Southerners, especially those of the older generations, to speak perfect Mandarin. The younger generations, however, have grown up learning Mandarin. When foreigners learn ‘Chinese’, this is usually what they learn, and this is also what would be most helpful.
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<\/div>\n\u56fd\u8bed Gu\u00f3y\u01d4\/ \u534e\u8bed Hu\u00e1y\u01d4<\/span><\/h4>\nThese two terms also basically mean Standard Chinese. \u56fd\u8bed Gu\u00f3y\u01d4 is the term used in Taiwan. \u56fd gu\u00f3 means country, while \u8bedy\u01d4 means language, so this actually means the national language. This term was used in Mainland China in the early part of the last century. It continues to be used in Taiwan, but no longer in Mainland China. \u534e\u8bed Hu\u00e1y\u01d4 is what Singapore and Malaysia have adopted (\u534e Hu\u00e1 is another term that refers to China\/ Chinese). It is also used when referring to Chinese songs from all parts of the world in general.<\/p>\n
Although strictly speaking, there are differences here and there between \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, \u56fd\u8bed Gu\u00f3y\u01d4 and \u534e\u8bed Hu\u00e1y\u01d4, both in pronunciation and in lexicon, but the differences are not so huge that speakers of one group can’t understand those from another group. If you’ve learnt \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 for some time and have got a pretty good feel of the language, you will probably easily hear the differences.
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<\/div>\n\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3hu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis simply means the spoken language of China, but it seems that this term is rarely used nowadays.
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<\/div>\n[\/ezcol_1half]\n[ezcol_1half_end]\n\u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span><\/h4>\nIn the narrow sense of the word, \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 means the language of the Han people (as opposed to other ethnic groups in China or languages of other countries), and therefore should also include the various dialects. However in general, when we say someone speaks \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4, this \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 refers to none other than \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin. So when someone says \u201c\u6211\u8bf4\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 shu\u014d H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I speak H\u00e0ny\u01d4)\/ \u201c\u6211\u5b66\u4e60\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 xu\u00e9x\u00ed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I learn H\u00e0ny\u01d4), he is referring to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin.
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<\/div>\n\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the Beijing dialect. Many people think \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is exactly the same as \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, but as I explained earlier, \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 is the standard speech based on<\/em> the northern dialects, so \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is indeed closer to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 , but they are not the same thing.
\n<\/div>\n\u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the written form of the language. So if you want to talk about Chinese novels\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u5c0f\u8bf4 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n xi\u01ceoshu\u014d\uff09, Chinese newspapers \uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u62a5 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n b\u00e0o\uff09, use this term. Even though it actually means the written language, often we use it with the verb ‘speak’. For example, it is common to say \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u5417\uff1f (N\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n ma – Can you speak \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n?)
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<\/div>\n\u534e\u6587 Hu\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nHaving come so far, can you guess this? Yup, it refers to written Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.
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<\/div>\nI hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\nSo, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^
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<\/div>\nIf you’ve enjoyed this, don’t forget to hit one of the sharing buttons below, and do join me on<\/span> Google+<\/span><\/a>\/ Facebook<\/span><\/a>\/\u00a0Youtub<\/span><\/a>e\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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\u56fd\u8bed Gu\u00f3y\u01d4\/ \u534e\u8bed Hu\u00e1y\u01d4<\/span><\/h4>\nThese two terms also basically mean Standard Chinese. \u56fd\u8bed Gu\u00f3y\u01d4 is the term used in Taiwan. \u56fd gu\u00f3 means country, while \u8bedy\u01d4 means language, so this actually means the national language. This term was used in Mainland China in the early part of the last century. It continues to be used in Taiwan, but no longer in Mainland China. \u534e\u8bed Hu\u00e1y\u01d4 is what Singapore and Malaysia have adopted (\u534e Hu\u00e1 is another term that refers to China\/ Chinese). It is also used when referring to Chinese songs from all parts of the world in general.<\/p>\n
Although strictly speaking, there are differences here and there between \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, \u56fd\u8bed Gu\u00f3y\u01d4 and \u534e\u8bed Hu\u00e1y\u01d4, both in pronunciation and in lexicon, but the differences are not so huge that speakers of one group can’t understand those from another group. If you’ve learnt \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 for some time and have got a pretty good feel of the language, you will probably easily hear the differences.
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<\/div>\n\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3hu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis simply means the spoken language of China, but it seems that this term is rarely used nowadays.
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<\/div>\n[\/ezcol_1half]\n[ezcol_1half_end]\n\u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span><\/h4>\nIn the narrow sense of the word, \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 means the language of the Han people (as opposed to other ethnic groups in China or languages of other countries), and therefore should also include the various dialects. However in general, when we say someone speaks \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4, this \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 refers to none other than \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin. So when someone says \u201c\u6211\u8bf4\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 shu\u014d H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I speak H\u00e0ny\u01d4)\/ \u201c\u6211\u5b66\u4e60\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 xu\u00e9x\u00ed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I learn H\u00e0ny\u01d4), he is referring to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin.
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<\/div>\n\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the Beijing dialect. Many people think \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is exactly the same as \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, but as I explained earlier, \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 is the standard speech based on<\/em> the northern dialects, so \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is indeed closer to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 , but they are not the same thing.
\n<\/div>\n\u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the written form of the language. So if you want to talk about Chinese novels\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u5c0f\u8bf4 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n xi\u01ceoshu\u014d\uff09, Chinese newspapers \uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u62a5 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n b\u00e0o\uff09, use this term. Even though it actually means the written language, often we use it with the verb ‘speak’. For example, it is common to say \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u5417\uff1f (N\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n ma – Can you speak \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n?)
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<\/div>\n\u534e\u6587 Hu\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nHaving come so far, can you guess this? Yup, it refers to written Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.
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<\/div>\nI hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\nSo, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^
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<\/div>\nIf you’ve enjoyed this, don’t forget to hit one of the sharing buttons below, and do join me on<\/span> Google+<\/span><\/a>\/ Facebook<\/span><\/a>\/\u00a0Youtub<\/span><\/a>e\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3hu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis simply means the spoken language of China, but it seems that this term is rarely used nowadays.
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<\/div>\n[\/ezcol_1half]\n[ezcol_1half_end]\n\u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span><\/h4>\nIn the narrow sense of the word, \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 means the language of the Han people (as opposed to other ethnic groups in China or languages of other countries), and therefore should also include the various dialects. However in general, when we say someone speaks \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4, this \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 refers to none other than \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin. So when someone says \u201c\u6211\u8bf4\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 shu\u014d H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I speak H\u00e0ny\u01d4)\/ \u201c\u6211\u5b66\u4e60\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 xu\u00e9x\u00ed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I learn H\u00e0ny\u01d4), he is referring to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin.
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<\/div>\n\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the Beijing dialect. Many people think \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is exactly the same as \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, but as I explained earlier, \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 is the standard speech based on<\/em> the northern dialects, so \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is indeed closer to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 , but they are not the same thing.
\n<\/div>\n\u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the written form of the language. So if you want to talk about Chinese novels\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u5c0f\u8bf4 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n xi\u01ceoshu\u014d\uff09, Chinese newspapers \uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u62a5 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n b\u00e0o\uff09, use this term. Even though it actually means the written language, often we use it with the verb ‘speak’. For example, it is common to say \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u5417\uff1f (N\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n ma – Can you speak \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n?)
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<\/div>\n\u534e\u6587 Hu\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nHaving come so far, can you guess this? Yup, it refers to written Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.
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<\/div>\nI hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\nSo, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^
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<\/div>\nIf you’ve enjoyed this, don’t forget to hit one of the sharing buttons below, and do join me on<\/span> Google+<\/span><\/a>\/ Facebook<\/span><\/a>\/\u00a0Youtub<\/span><\/a>e\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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\u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span><\/h4>\nIn the narrow sense of the word, \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 means the language of the Han people (as opposed to other ethnic groups in China or languages of other countries), and therefore should also include the various dialects. However in general, when we say someone speaks \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4, this \u6c49\u8bed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 refers to none other than \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin. So when someone says \u201c\u6211\u8bf4\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 shu\u014d H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I speak H\u00e0ny\u01d4)\/ \u201c\u6211\u5b66\u4e60\u6c49\u8bed\u201d (W\u01d2 xu\u00e9x\u00ed H\u00e0ny\u01d4 – I learn H\u00e0ny\u01d4), he is referring to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, Mandarin.
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<\/div>\n\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the Beijing dialect. Many people think \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is exactly the same as \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, but as I explained earlier, \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 is the standard speech based on<\/em> the northern dialects, so \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is indeed closer to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 , but they are not the same thing.
\n<\/div>\n\u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the written form of the language. So if you want to talk about Chinese novels\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u5c0f\u8bf4 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n xi\u01ceoshu\u014d\uff09, Chinese newspapers \uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u62a5 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n b\u00e0o\uff09, use this term. Even though it actually means the written language, often we use it with the verb ‘speak’. For example, it is common to say \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u5417\uff1f (N\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n ma – Can you speak \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n?)
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<\/div>\n\u534e\u6587 Hu\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nHaving come so far, can you guess this? Yup, it refers to written Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.
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<\/div>\nI hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\nSo, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^
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<\/div>\nIf you’ve enjoyed this, don’t forget to hit one of the sharing buttons below, and do join me on<\/span> Google+<\/span><\/a>\/ Facebook<\/span><\/a>\/\u00a0Youtub<\/span><\/a>e\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the Beijing dialect. Many people think \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is exactly the same as \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, but as I explained earlier, \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 is the standard speech based on<\/em> the northern dialects, so \u5317\u4eac\u8bdd B\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is indeed closer to \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 , but they are not the same thing.
\n<\/div>\n\u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the written form of the language. So if you want to talk about Chinese novels\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u5c0f\u8bf4 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n xi\u01ceoshu\u014d\uff09, Chinese newspapers \uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u62a5 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n b\u00e0o\uff09, use this term. Even though it actually means the written language, often we use it with the verb ‘speak’. For example, it is common to say \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u5417\uff1f (N\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n ma – Can you speak \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n?)
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<\/div>\n\u534e\u6587 Hu\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nHaving come so far, can you guess this? Yup, it refers to written Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.
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<\/div>\nI hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\nSo, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^
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<\/div>\nIf you’ve enjoyed this, don’t forget to hit one of the sharing buttons below, and do join me on<\/span> Google+<\/span><\/a>\/ Facebook<\/span><\/a>\/\u00a0Youtub<\/span><\/a>e\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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\u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nThis refers to the written form of the language. So if you want to talk about Chinese novels\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u5c0f\u8bf4 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n xi\u01ceoshu\u014d\uff09, Chinese newspapers \uff08\u4e2d\u6587\u62a5 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n b\u00e0o\uff09, use this term. Even though it actually means the written language, often we use it with the verb ‘speak’. For example, it is common to say \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u5417\uff1f (N\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n ma – Can you speak \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n?)
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<\/div>\n\u534e\u6587 Hu\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nHaving come so far, can you guess this? Yup, it refers to written Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.
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<\/div>\nI hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\nSo, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^
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<\/div>\nIf you’ve enjoyed this, don’t forget to hit one of the sharing buttons below, and do join me on<\/span> Google+<\/span><\/a>\/ Facebook<\/span><\/a>\/\u00a0Youtub<\/span><\/a>e\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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\u534e\u6587 Hu\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/span><\/h4>\nHaving come so far, can you guess this? Yup, it refers to written Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia.
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<\/div>\nI hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\nSo, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^
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<\/div>\nIf you’ve enjoyed this, don’t forget to hit one of the sharing buttons below, and do join me on<\/span> Google+<\/span><\/a>\/ Facebook<\/span><\/a>\/\u00a0Youtub<\/span><\/a>e\/\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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I hope this was helpful!<\/p>\n
To simplify, \u4e2d zh\u014dng\u3001\u6c49 h\u00e0n\u3001\u534e hu\u00e1 all mean Chinese (erm, they DO<\/em> have other meanings!), \u8bdd hu\u00e0\u3001\u8bed y\u01d4 (be careful, these 2 characters look very similar!) refer to the spoken language in general, while \u6587 w\u00e9n refers to the written form. And if you just want to remember one that would definitely be useful whichever Chinese community you are in, the safest bet is \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\n So, \u4f60\u4f1a\u8bf4\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u5417\uff1fN\u01d0 hu\u00ec shu\u014d P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 ma – Do you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 (literally, can you speak P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0) If you don’t, time to consider learning! ^_^ (Edited on 2014\/04\/27) \u6c49\u8bed\u3001\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\u3001\u534e\u8bed\u3001\u56fd\u8bed\u3001\u4e2d\u56fd\u8bdd\u3001\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd\u3001\u4e2d\u6587\u3001\u534e\u6587\u2026\u2026 Oh Mandarin! Why do you call yourself by so many names? Confused? This post hopes to help clarify! [ezcol_1half] \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0\/ Mandarin \u666e\u901a\u8bdd P\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0 literally means ‘common speech’. It is the standard spoken...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[293,82,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-mandarin","category-musings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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