{"id":863,"date":"2022-06-25T15:32:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T07:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2023-04-17T13:21:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T05:21:28","slug":"chineselanguage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Chinese language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#What_is_the_proper_way_to_translate_%E2%80%9CChinese_language%E2%80%9D\" >What is the proper way to translate &#8220;Chinese language&#8221;?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87_zhongwen\" >\u4e2d\u6587 (zh\u014dngw\u0113n)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#%E6%BC%A2%E8%AA%9E%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD_hanyu\" >\u6f22\u8a9e\/\u6c49\u8bed (h\u00e0ny\u01d4)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%A9%B1%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D_putonghua\" >\u666e\u901a\u8a71\/\u666e\u901a\u8bdd (p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#%E5%9C%8B%E8%AA%9E%E5%9B%BD%E8%AF%AD_guoyu\" >\u570b\u8a9e\/\u56fd\u8bed (gu\u00f3y\u01d4)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/#%E8%8F%AF%E8%AA%9E%E5%8D%8E%E8%AF%AD_huayu\" >\u83ef\u8a9e\/\u534e\u8bed (hu\u00e1y\u01d4)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_proper_way_to_translate_%E2%80%9CChinese_language%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#705c82\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What is the proper way to translate &#8220;Chinese language&#8221;?<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87_zhongwen\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b8aaa\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u4e2d\u6587 (zh\u014dngw\u0113n) <\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n is a group of languages, including the most well-known one, Mandarin, as well as many other dialects. Therefore, everyone in China speaks \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n. Additionally, \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n is typically used to refer to the language as both written and spoken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%BC%A2%E8%AA%9E%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD_hanyu\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b8aaa\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u6f22\u8a9e\/\u6c49\u8bed (h\u00e0ny\u01d4)<\/mark> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span> h\u00e0ny\u01d4 is a language spoken by a specific ethnic group, the Han, who are the majority ethic group in China. There are also many minority ethnic groups in China. The languages of these ethnic minorities, such as Miao, Zhuang, and Manchu, are not considered <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span> h\u00e0ny\u01d4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%A9%B1%E6%99%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%AF%9D_putonghua\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b8aaa\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71\/\u666e\u901a\u8bdd (p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, historically known as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b98\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b98\u8bdd<\/span> gu\u0101nhu\u00e0, means &#8220;speech of officials.&#8221; Considering that approximately 1 billion people speak Chinese, it is impossible for everyone to have the same accent or tone. Actually, there are five major language families with up to 250 distinct languages or dialects. This is why the government needs an official language, Mandarin. Here, I would like to mention that some dictionaries translate Mandarin into  <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5317\u4eac\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd<\/span> b\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0. However, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5317\u4eac\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd<\/span> b\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 is the dialect closest to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0, but it is not equivalent to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0. There are many dialect usages in <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5317\u4eac\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5317\u4eac\u8bdd<\/span> b\u011bij\u012bnghu\u00e0 that do not match the standard of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9C%8B%E8%AA%9E%E5%9B%BD%E8%AF%AD_guoyu\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b8aaa\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u570b\u8a9e\/\u56fd\u8bed (gu\u00f3y\u01d4)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd\u8bed<\/span> gu\u00f3y\u01d4, which means &#8220;national language.&#8221; In Taiwan and Hong Kong, people prefer to use this term instead of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0. Taiwanese use it to distinguish Mandarin from Taiwanese dialects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%8F%AF%E8%AA%9E%E5%8D%8E%E8%AF%AD_huayu\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#9b8aaa\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u83ef\u8a9e\/\u534e\u8bed (hu\u00e1y\u01d4)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span> hu\u00e1y\u01d4 refers to overseas Chinese languages spoken in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Although these Chinese speakers do not live in China, they still speak Chinese. However, their Chinese is often influenced by other foreign languages. Nonetheless, their Chinese is still very similar to Mandarin. In Taiwan, people refer to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span> hu\u00e1y\u01d4 as a language for those who do not have Chinese as their first language. If you were born and raised in Taiwan, you would study <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u570b\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56fd\u8bed<\/span> gu\u00f3y\u01d4. But if you come to Taiwan to learn Chinese as a foreigner, you would study <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u83ef\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u534e\u8bed<\/span> hu\u00e1y\u01d4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s quite complicated, isn&#8217;t it? If you want to play it safe, I suggest using \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u0113n as a catch-all term. \ud83d\ude07<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/foundation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" width=\"150\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the proper way to translate &#8220;Chinese language&#8221;? \u4e2d\u6587 (zh\u014dngw\u0113n) \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n is a group of languages, including the most well-known one, Mandarin, as well as many other dialects. Therefore, everyone in China speaks \u4e2d\u6587 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n. 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