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Chinese
Chinese (汉语/漢語, Pinyin: Hànyǔ; 华语/華語, Huáyǔ; or 中文, Zhōngwén) is a language (or language family) that forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. more...
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About one-fifth of the people in the world speak some form of Chinese as their native language.
In general, all varieties of Chinese are tonal and analytic. However, Chinese is also distinguished for a high level of internal diversity. Regional variation between different variants/dialects is comparable to the Romance language family; many variants of spoken Chinese are different enough to be mutually incomprehensible. It could be argued that there are more native "Romance" (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.) speakers than "Chinese" speakers. There are between six and twelve main regional groups of Chinese (depending on classification scheme), of which the most populous by far is Mandarin (c. 800 million), followed by Wu (c. 90 million), and Cantonese (c. 80 million). The identification of the varieties of Chinese as "languages" or "dialects" is a controversial issue. If Chinese is classified as a single language rather than a group of languages, it is the most widely spoken language in the world.
The standardized form of spoken Chinese is based on the Beijing dialect, a member of the Mandarin group; it is described in the article "Standard Mandarin". Standard Mandarin is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, as well as one of four official languages of Singapore (together with English, Malay, and Tamil). Chinese—de facto, Standard Mandarin—is one of the six official languages of the United Nations (alongside English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish). Spoken in the form of Standard Cantonese, Chinese is one of the official languages of Hong Kong (together with English) and of Macau (together with Portuguese).
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 | Ancient Chinese Tomb Figure Of An Earth Spirit, Possibly Tang Dynasty $449.00 |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Antique C19th Blue And White Porcelain Vase With Mark To Base |  |
 | Large Oriental Cloisonne Vase |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Peking Wood Marble Snuff Bottle Lady |  |
 | Chinese Peking Glass Painted Snuff Bottle Ducks |  |
 |  |  | Rare 19th Century Chinese Pierced Bowl with Underglazed Blue Decoration |  |
 | Antique Chinese Qianlong 18thC Blue& White Bowl Dish Circa 1750 |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Qianlong 18thC Blue& White Hand Painted Foliate Plate Circa 1750 |  |
 | Finest Chinese 18thC Yongzheng Blue & White Lotus Dish. Rare Jade Hall Mark |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Peking Porcelain Snuff Bottle Flower Basket |  |
 | Lovely Antique Chinese Qianlong 18thC Blue& White Hand Painted Plate |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Peking Hunting Scene Snuff Bottle Inside Paint |  |
 | 1.6" Beautiful Chinese Handwork Serpentine Jade Bead Carved Clouding Veins |  |
 |  |  | handpainted candy dish with green&gold flowers(#5888) |  |
 | Nice Vintage Japanese Or Chinese Cloisonne Vase |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Light Gray Marble Snuff Bottle |  |
 | 2.63" Attractive Chinese Double Phoenix Tao Tie Face Serpentine Jade Pendant |  |
 |  |  | 2.82" Unusual Handwork Double Face Eyes & Mouths Oblate Serpentine Jade Pendant |  |
 | Hand Painted and glazed porcelain one of a kind treasure. $9.99 |  |
 |  |  | Elaborate Antique Chinese Qianlong 18thC Blue& White Hand Painted Plate |  |
 | Very Fine Antique Chinese 19th Century Inside Painted Snuff Bottle |  |
 |  |  | Excellent Antique Chinese Verte Imari 18thC Qianlong 1736-95 Imari Plate |  |
 | Large Antique Chinese Qianlong 18thC Blue & White Tankard Circa 1750 |  |
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 | Large Chinese Imperial Dragon Lidded Food Refreshment Box Kuang-Hsu Guangxu |  |
 |  |  | Antique Chinese Porcelain Lily Bowl 19th C |  |
 | Chinese/Middle Eastern Copper/Silver Metal Teapot-Water Pot |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Antique Carved Ox Bone Emperor Empress Figures Very Fine |  |
 | Chinese Peking Green Dragon Snuff Bottle |  |
 |  |  | Antique Chinese Export Chased Metal 9 Stone Turquoise & Coral Dress Clip c1920 |  |
 | Lovely detailed oriental antique silver button hook Chinese 'Wh 90' Wang Hing |  |
 |  |  | Stunning Antique Chinese Carved Gold & Faux Tortoise Shell Brooch. |  |
 | Chinese Peking Marble Snuff Bottle Yellow |  |
 |  |  | Butler Artist's Originals Drum End Table in European Black 4001177 |  |
 | 1920s Chinese Coral Glazed Dragon Moon Flask Vase, Swirling Dragons, Nice size. $125.00 |  |
 |  |  | Antique late19 Century Chinese Cloisonne Miniature Vase |  |
 | Victorian Fine Ox Bone Mirror. |  |
 |  |  | 18th Century Chinese Porcelain 6" Shallow Bowl Dish, Blue Tree & Floral Design $9.99 |  |
 | Vintage Caac Airline China 1960s Chinese Wood & Paper Fan |  |
 |  |  | Antique Chinese 19thC Cloisonne Lidded Flower Shaped Vase |  |
 | Antique Chinese Qianlong 18thC Blue& White Hand Painted Plate C 1750 |  |
 |  |  | Antique Chinese Spinach Jade And Gold Pendant |  |
 | rare antique chinese asian blue & white dragon coffee tea cup |  |
 |  |  | Chinese Peking Milk Glass Snuff Bottle Hand Painted |  |
 | 2 Chinese Song Dynasty Jian Oil-Spot Black Glaze Bowl $3,200.00 |  |
 |  |  | Fine Chinese Antique Inscribed Yixing Teapot With Yi-Hsing Brown Eath Mark |  |
 | Superb Chinese Large Antique C19th Cloisonne Millefleurs Vase |  |
 |  |  | Antique Chinese Export Carved Green Jade Hardstone & Gold Large Pendant c1900 |  |
 | Oriental Collected soldier ancientry Copper men Helmet $62.00 |  |
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