Plus, Cantonese is not as commonly used around the world, so it isn’t as useful to learn as Mandarin. The Chinese language has many different dialects. Mandarin may be the most widely used ...

The move appears to put threatened Chinese regional dialects such as Cantonese and ... China’s Cabinet, said use of Mandarin, known in Chinese as “putonghua” or the “common tongue, ...

“My neighbours and friends are mostly Chinese and they are the ones who taught me how to speak the dialects. With years of practice, I was able to master Mandarin and Hokkien, which are the two ...