Where did Mandarin originate?

The main source of modern Mandarin is the "Central Plains Phonology" compiled on the basis of Dadu (Beijing) dialect during the Yuan Dynasty. Its predecessor was the Mandarin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Yongzheng period, the Qing Dynasty officially established Beijing dialect as the standard Mandarin. Compared with the southeastern dialects, modern Mandarin retains fewer ancient sounds, and the "entering tone" has disappeared.

In 1909, the Qing government named the Peking pronunciation Mandarin. During the Republic of China, standards were formulated many times. In 1918, the Beiyang government announced the first set of nationally recognized phonetic alphabets for the Chinese pronunciation. In 1920, the "Beijing-State Controversy" broke out. In 1932, after the Ministry of Education of the Nationalist Government promulgated the "Glossary of Commonly Used Chinese Pronunciation Vocabulary", it was determined Mandarin Standard.

Promotion process:

China has a vast territory and many dialects. Because there are certain obstacles in communication between different dialects, which is not conducive to economic and cultural communication in various places, there is a phenomenon of "regional cultural islands". These "regional cultural islands" retain the essence of advanced culture and folk wisdom in different regions, but Due to the language barrier, we cannot communicate well and complement each other.

Therefore, there is a need for a *** synonym to eliminate the "regional cultural island" and glue together all the wisdom in China's vast land. However, promoting a language is a long process and should not be rushed. The coordination between the development of local languages ??and the promotion of Mandarin must be properly handled.

Beijing dialect, Mainland Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin, Singaporean Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, etc. have slight differences in pronunciation and vocabulary. It should be noted that Beijing dialect is not a standard language because it is an urban dialect of Beijing that has not been codified and standardized. The above-mentioned standard languages ??are all products of standardization based on dialects such as Beijing dialect.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Mandarin