Pekingese · Standard Mandarin (basis)
The Beijing-area variety of Mandarin and the phonological basis of Standard Chinese (Pǔtōnghuà). Distinguished by heavy erhua and clipped syllable-final endings.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 39.91°, 116.40°
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Beijing Mandarin vs Taiwanese Mandarin
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Guóyǔ · ROC Standard Mandarin
The Mandarin standard of Taiwan. Diverges from Mainland Pǔtōnghuà in pronunciation, lexicon, and tone, with substantial influence from Taiwanese Hokkien.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 25.03°, 121.57°
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DialectBeijing MandarinThe Beijing-area variety of Mandarin and the phonological basis of Standard Chinese (Pǔtōnghuà). Distinguished by heavy erhua and clipped syllable-final endings.DialectTaiwanese MandarinThe Mandarin standard of Taiwan. Diverges from Mainland Pǔtōnghuà in pronunciation, lexicon, and tone, with substantial influence from Taiwanese Hokkien.CompareBeijing Mandarin vs Northeastern MandarinAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Mandarin and the dialects within it.