2007-05-18 12:52:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I believe Han Yu Pinyin is the written form using the Roman alphabet.
I mean that the Chinese people have another name for what we call Mandarin Chinese. Does anyone know what it is?
2007-05-18 13:15:33 · update #1
What we call Mandarin goes by several names in Chinese. In Taiwan, it is referred to as guoyu 国语or "national language." In China, it is commonly called "putonghua"普通话 or "ordinary speech". Hanyu 汉语is a more generic term for Chinese language. Hanyu pinyin 汉语拼音is not the language but the romanization system used to write it. Chinese/Mandarin can also be called zhongguohua 中国话or "China language" but that is also more generic, like Hanyu.
2007-05-18 15:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Alej is correct. China is also teaching a written form so non-Chinese can read it. Han yu pinyin (sp)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin
2007-05-18 19:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Han yu
2007-05-18 19:54:04 · answer #3 · answered by Alej 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-18 20:20:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-18 19:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by pandurtle 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it's still the same...
2007-05-18 19:54:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋