of course this is a modern term, and the older name "Guānhuà" means "officials' speech" (the English term "mandarin" also means "official" or "bureaucrat")
the name was changed by the Communists...
of course this is a modern term, and the older name "Guānhuà" means "officials' speech" (the English term "mandarin" also means "official" or "bureaucrat")
the name was changed by the Communists...