kanwa
1. Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty)
2. Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China)
Noun
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1. Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty)
2. Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China)
1. Was not Mandarin.; Was not official speech.
1. Wasn't official speech.; Wasn't standard Mandarin.
1. If/when Mandarin…; If it were Mandarin…
1. Wasn't common speech.; Wasn't standard Mandarin.
1. It is not standard Mandarin.; It is not official speech.
1. Was official speech; Was common speech
1. in official speech; in formal language
1. Not official speech; Not Mandarin
1. If Mandarin; When Mandarin