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1 day ago · Standard Chinese. Standard Chinese is the standard language of China (where it is called 普通话; pǔtōnghuà) and Taiwan, and one of the four official languages of Singapore (where it is called either 华语; 華語; Huáyǔ or 汉语; 漢語; Hànyǔ ). Standard Chinese is based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin.
4 days ago · Taiwanese Mandarin, frequently referred to as Guoyu ( Chinese: 國語; pinyin: Guóyǔ; lit. 'National language') or Huayu ( 華語; Huáyǔ; 'Mandarin language'), is the variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan.
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2 days ago · Serica. 支那. Shina. 天下. Tianxia. v. t. e. The names of China include the many contemporary and historical designations given in various languages for the East Asian country known as 中国; 中國; Zhōngguó; 'Central state', 'Middle kingdom' in Standard Chinese, a form based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin .
- Zhōngguó
- ᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳ, ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ
- Middle or Central State
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12 hours ago · There are competing explanations as to the meaning of the Chinese character 清; qīng; 'clear', 'pure' in this context. One theory posits a purposeful contrast with the Ming: the character 明 ; Míng is associated with fire within the Chinese zodiacal system , while 清 is associated with water, illustrating the triumph of the Qing as the ...
- Peking (Beijing)
2 days ago · The Colors of Peking Opera. Make-up is a special art in Chinese operas, especially in Peking Opera, where it distinguishes different roles and reveals their dispositions and moral qualities via artistic exaggeration, truthful portrayals and symbolism. Of the four roles of Peking Opera -- sheng, dan, jing and chou, only the jing and chou roles ...
3 days ago · The Han Chinese or Han people [b] are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. They are the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 17.5% of the global population . The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in China—including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau —with a global population of over 1.4 billion.
1 day ago · A History. Part One: India and China: "Zen (Chin. Ch'an, an abbreviation of ch'an-na, which transliterates the Sanskrit Dhyāna (Devanagari: ध्यान) or its Pali cognate Jhāna (Sanskrit; Pāli झान), terms meaning "meditation") is the name of a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of meditation originating in China.
