European languages as língua mandarim (Portuguese) and la lengua mandarina (Spanish), meaning the language of the mandarins, or imperial officials. Ricci and...

A lingua franca (/ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/; lit. 'Frankish tongue'; for plurals see § Usage notes), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language...

Standard Mandarin, the official language of China Taiwanese Mandarin, Standard Chinese as spoken in Taiwan Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca), the spoken...

standard for written Chinese Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca), the spoken standard of the Ming and Qing dynasties Mandarin Chinese, the most widely...

Because these letters are created to transcribe consonants of Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca), these are disappeared soon. In modern days, ㅃ is used...

simply Mandarin, though this term may also refer to the Mandarin dialect group as a whole, or the late imperial form used as a lingua franca. "Mandarin" is...

children were punished for speaking their non-Mandarin native languages. Guoyu was thus established as a lingua franca among the various groups in Taiwan at the...

national spoken language for the mainland and serves as a lingua franca within the Mandarin-speaking regions (and, to a lesser extent, across the other...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guanhua may refer to: Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca) Standard Chinese Qiao Guanhua (1913–1983), politician...

Mandarin-speaking area for most of the last millennium, making these dialects very influential. Some form of Mandarin has served as a lingua franca for...