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What is the most popular Chinese dialect, Mandarin or Cantonese?

April 26, 2017Cantonese Chinese dialect Mandarin Popular

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What is the most popular Chinese dialect, Mandarin or Cantonese?

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Mandarin is the most popular dialect. It is mainly used in Mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore. These areas represent a population over 1.3 billion Chinese. Mandarin dialect is the official and standard dialect in Mainland China. Almost all TV and radio stations announce in Mandarin dialect. The China education system requires that all schoolteachers in China must teach Mandarin. In Mainland China, Mandarin is called “putonghua”, meaning “common language”. The Cantonese dialect is popular in Canton (Guangdong) province of China, Hong Kong and with overseas Chinese in cities such as San Francisco and New York. The Chinese population in these areas is approximately 10 million.