Guoyu 國語 (国语)

guóyǔ · from Chinese

What is Guoyu?

Guoyu (national language) is the name for standard Mandarin in Taiwan, inherited from the Republic of China's 1930s standard.

The Republic of China standardised Mandarin pronunciation in the early 20th century, and the term travelled with the government to Taiwan. Taiwan teaches it with Zhuyin and Traditional characters. Recent policy also recognises Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka and indigenous languages as national languages.

Examples

國語 guóyǔ; 你國語講得很好 nǐ guóyǔ jiǎng de hěn hǎo (your Mandarin is very good); 華語 huáyǔ (used in Taiwan for Mandarin as a foreign language)

Kungfucius says: Same Mandarin, different flag on the textbook.