Mandarin

Japanese: Mandarin
Mandarin

…Sometimes, the northern dialects are collectively called Mandarin. Missionaries who came to southern China in the 17th century named the northern common language of the time, which was used as the official language in government offices in addition to the local dialects, as Mandarin. During the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus who conquered the Han people learned the language of the capital, Beijing, and promoted its use as the official language. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mandarin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ときには北方諸方言をあわせて官話とよぶ場合もある。17世紀に華南に渡来した宣教師が,土俗の方言のほかに役所での公用語など,当時の北方共通語を〈マンダリンMandarin(官話)〉と名づけた。 清朝になると漢民族を征服した満州人は首都北京のことばをならい,それを官話としてその普及をはかった。…

※「Mandarin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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