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noun
A group of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Standard Mandarin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mandarin, Mandarin dialect, Beijing dialect
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Chinese
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