Why is the Chinese language called Mandarin? ✍
Why is the Chinese language called Mandarin? ✍
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Mandarin was the name referred to the officers working
00:07 for the Qing Dynasty courts.
00:10 They're speaking official language,
00:12 which is a lingua franca, and everyone can understand it.
00:16 So Mandarin becomes a RP pronunciation for Chinese.