Cantonese/Mandarin

[Will]

I was reading a book, and it mentioned a Chinese man who, when he wanted to say something important, he spoke "in high and beautiful Mandarin" instead of Cantonese. So, what's the difference?

 

[Casiopea]

I was reading a book, and it mentioned a Chinese man who, when he wanted to say something important, he spoke "in high and beautiful Mandarin" instead of Cantonese. So, what's the difference?

The differences between Mandarin and Cantonese:

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[Will]

Cool, thanks.

 

[GGump]

I don't understand Cantonese much.

 

[Firelord]

Cantonese: One kind of Chinese Language
Location: Guandong and HongKong
There are a lot of Chinese immigrations speak Cantonese
In fact there are a lot of different Chinese Languages; for example, sunhainese,fuzhounese, taishanese,taiwanese...

However that, Mandarin is very important Chinese Language right now
more and more Chinese speak in Mandarin

 

[eric2004]

I can only speak in Mandarin and I can't even understand Cantonese.

 

[green_summer]

I am a Cantonese but I am also able to speak Mandarin and understand it very well.

 

[gonghai]

i am current studying to be a sinologist

well in the past and still now, ppl in north chinese speaks mandarin and people in the south speaks different dialect. however,the Dialect in the south are some how related.

why the taiwanese speaks mandarin? is that they were forced by the KMT government to speak mandarin. before they only spoke taiwanese. they were basically told that it was low class to speak taiwanese and if they spoke it in school they would be given a fine ( and that was true starting in 1970s).

people in HK speaks cantonese becuase they were people who originally migrated from canton, also it was very close to canton.

 

[Jamie]

right....I can speak Cantonese, but just a little..

The Cantonese songs is very very very excellent!

 

[harrymick]

I'm s Chinese who speak Mandarin everyday, but don't understand Cantonnese.