Standard Chinese is a modern standard form of Mandarin Chinese that was first codified during the republican era (1912–1949). It is designated as the official language of mainland China and a major language in the United Nations,Singapore,and Taiwan. It is largely based on the Beijing dialect. Standard Chinese is a pluricentric language with local standards in mainland China,Taiwan and Singapore that mainly differ in their lexicon. Hong Kong written Chinese,used for formal written communication in Hong Kong and Macau,is a form of Standard Chinese that is read aloud with the Cantonese reading of characters.
Oden is a type of nabemono consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs,daikon or konjac,and processed fishcakes stewed in a light,soy-flavored dashi broth.
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a national comprehensive university in Taipei and New Taipei City,Taiwan.
Standard Chinese is a standard form of Mandarin Chinese with de facto official status in China,Taiwan,and Singapore.
Taiwanese Mandarin,frequently referred to as Guoyu or Huayu,is the variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the Taiwanese population is fluent in Mandarin,though many also speak a variety of Min Chinese known as Taiwanese Hokkien,which has had a significant influence on the Mandarin spoken on the island.
The languages of Taiwan consist of several varieties of languages under the families of Austronesian languages and Sino-Tibetan languages. The Formosan languages,a geographically designated branch of Austronesian languages,have been spoken by the Taiwanese indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Owing to the wide internal variety of the Formosan languages,research on historical linguistics recognizes Taiwan as the Urheimat (homeland) of the whole Austronesian languages family. In the last 400 years,several waves of Han emigrations brought several different Sinitic languages into Taiwan. These languages include Taiwanese Hokkien,Hakka,and Mandarin,which have become the major languages spoken in present-day Taiwan.
Singaporean Mandarin is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken natively in Singapore. Mandarin is one of the four official languages of Singapore along with English,Malay and Tamil.
Bopomofo,also called Zhuyin Fuhao,or simply Zhuyin,is a transliteration system for Standard Chinese and other Sinitic languages. It is the principal method of teaching Chinese Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan. It consists of 37 characters and five tone marks,which together can transcribe all possible sounds in Mandarin Chinese.
Xianyou is a county in the municipal region of Putian,in eastern Fujian province,People's Republic of China.
Pengjia Islet,also known as P'eng-chia Hsü,Hōka-sho,Agincourt,Dashihshan Islet,Chaolai Islet,P'eng-chia Yü or Pengchia Islet,is an islet north of Taiwan and is administered under Zhongzheng District,Keelung City. It is under Taiwanese military control and cannot be visited by ordinary citizens.
Pitou Township is a rural township in Changhua County,Taiwan. The district had a population of 29,314 as of January 2023 and an area of 42.75 square kilometres (16.51 sq mi). One of the attractions in Pitou is the Kopok Flower Boulevard.
Yi Zuolin,aka Yi Jianlou,was a Chinese linguist,educator and philanthropist. He made important pioneering contributions to the studies of modern Chinese phonetics,phonology and grammar.
Differing literary and colloquial readings for certain Chinese characters are a common feature of many Chinese varieties,and the reading distinctions for these linguistic doublets often typify a dialect group. Literary readings are usually used in loanwords,geographic and personal names,literary works such as poetry,and in formal contexts,while colloquial readings are used in everyday vernacular speech.
Standard Singaporean Mandarin is the standard form of Singaporean Mandarin. It is used in all official Chinese media,including all television programs on Channel 8 and Channel U,various radio stations,as well as in Chinese lessons in all Singapore government schools. The written form of Chinese used in Singapore is also based on this standard. Standard Singaporean Mandarin is also the register of Mandarin used by the Chinese elites of Singapore and is easily distinguishable from the Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin spoken by the general populace.
The Bangka Park is a park in Wanhua District,Taipei,Taiwan.
The First Series of Standardized Forms of Words with Non-standardized Variant Forms published on December 19,2001 and officially implemented on March 31,2002,is a Standard Chinese style guide published in China. It contains 338 Standard Chinese words that have variant written forms. In the First Series,one of the variant written forms for each word was selected as the recommended standard form.
The Ministry of Education Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (《教育部國語辭典》) refers to official dictionaries of Mandarin Chinese,specifically Taiwanese Mandarin,issued and edited by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan). Officially issued online versions of the dictionary include the Concised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary and the Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (《重編國語辭典修定本》).
The Yeh Yung-chih incident was a campus incident involving sexual diversity issues in Taiwan. Yeh Yung-chih,a third-grade student of Gao-Shu Junior High School in Gaoshu Village,Gaoshu Township,Pingtung County,was bullied by some classmates because of his gender nonconformity. On April 20,2000,at 11:42,Yeh left the classroom early to go to the bathroom. He was later found seriously injured and lying in a pool of his own blood. He later died at a local hospital. This incident incited a discussion about gender education in Taiwanese society,which led to the revision of the original "Both Genders Equality Education Act" to "Gender Equity Education Act" in 2004. The education policy was also altered from a traditional view of sex into a more universal gender equality education system.
2030 Bilingual Nation is a policy in Taiwan promulgated by the Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Ching-te presidential administrations. Its goal is to make English and another language the primary languages in Taiwanese society by 2030. In 2014,the then-mayor of Tainan city Lai Ching-te launched a ten-year plan entitled "English as the second official language" (英語為第二官方語言) to transform Tainan into a bilingual city by 2024. Lai Ching-te further promoted the national bilingual policy after taking over as premier of the Executive Yuan in 2017,as vice president of Tsai Ing-wen in 2020,and finally as president in 2024. Tsai Ing-wen repeatedly mentioned the goal of being a bilingual country by 2030 in her presidential inaugural address. Currently,a budget of more than NT$10 billion has been allocated to implement this policy.
Chinese character sounds are the pronunciations of Chinese characters. The standard sounds of Chinese characters are based on the phonetic system of the Beijing dialect.
