Words similar to mandarin

Example sentences for: mandarin

How can you use “mandarin” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Chinese speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Fukienese, Hakka, etc., tongues often so dissimilar that verbal intercommunication is impossible.
The Northern Song Dynasty Ancient Lute Terrace (Guqintai) commemorates a 2,500-year-old legend of the deep friendship between a lute-playing mandarin and a music-loving woodcutter.
Subject: Anna Quindlen, Cultural Mandarin
"Now we have people speaking Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Khmer (from Cambodia), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Tagalog," Yee said.
So, for example, the varieties of Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.) are about as different as the Romance Languages (Portuguese, Spanish, etc.).