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mandarin chinese what`s the difference? As i started to learn chinese, i noticed that there are many different dialects or what ever it is . For instance-when registering on this site there are 4 choices: Learn Chinese (Cantonese) Learn Chinese (Shanghainese) Learn Chinese (Taiwanese) Learn Chinese (Other) I wanted to know whats the differnece between them all. I do suspect there are even more. Is Chinese mandarin on the list and which one is it in this case ?

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Yep, they are all chinese but very different from each other. Cantonese is used in Guangdong Province mainly, but actually many Chinese who live in abroad speak Cantonese as well, and people from Hong Kong speak that too :) Shanghainese hmm... as you saw, people live in Shanghai speak it and maybe some other places which around Shanghai speak that too, i'm not sure sorry. Taiwanese is used in Taiwan and Fujian province mainly in China, it's called 闽南语 Minnanyu though in China. haha you are right there're even more :P Chinese mandarin isn't on the list, it's called Mandarin, that's it :)

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