Huayu
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Huayu is a term used primarily in Singapore, Malaysia, and other overseas Chinese communities to refer to the standardized form of Mandarin Chinese used in education and media.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic term
→
standard variety of Mandarin Chinese → |
| associatedWith |
Chinese diaspora
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| basedOn |
Putonghua (Standard Mandarin of mainland China)
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| distinguishedFrom |
dialects of Chinese such as Hokkien, Cantonese, and Teochew
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| hasAlternativeName |
Mandarin Chinese
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Standard Mandarin → |
| hasRegister |
colloquial register used in daily conversation
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formal register used in news and education → |
| influencedBy |
English loanwords in Singapore
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Malay loanwords in Malaysia → local pronunciation norms in Malaysia → local pronunciation norms in Singapore → |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan languages
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| promotedBy |
language policies in Malaysia
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language policies in Singapore → |
| refersTo |
standardized form of Mandarin Chinese
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| standardizedIn |
Malaysian education system
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Singaporean education system → |
| usedAs |
medium of instruction in Chinese schools in Malaysia
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medium of instruction in Chinese schools in Singapore → |
| usedBy |
ethnic Chinese communities in Southeast Asia
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| usedFor |
education
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media → |
| usedIn |
Chinese-language broadcast media in Malaysia
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Chinese-language broadcast media in Singapore → Malaysia → Singapore → overseas Chinese communities → |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Standard Chinese
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alsoKnownAs |