Huayu 華語 (华语)

huáyǔ · from Chinese

What is Huayu?

Huayu is the term for Mandarin used in Singapore, Malaysia and much of the Chinese diaspora, and in Taiwan for Mandarin taught to foreigners.

It emphasises Mandarin as the language of the ethnic Chinese community rather than of a state. Singapore's Speak Mandarin Campaign, launched in 1979, promoted Huayu over Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese. Singapore and Malaysia have their own local vocabulary within Huayu.

Examples

華語 huáyǔ; 講華語運動 jiǎng huáyǔ yùndòng (Speak Mandarin Campaign); TOCFL 華語文能力測驗 (Taiwan's Mandarin test)

Kungfucius says: Mandarin has more names than an undercover agent.