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The 34 pages that link to Mandarin Chinese, each with the reason it gives.

• CantoneseCompared with: Its pronunciation and grammar differ substantially from Cantonese despite shared Chinese writing traditions.

• Middle ChineseCompared with: Modern Mandarin preserves some inherited distinctions but merges or reshapes many Middle Chinese contrasts.

• Wu ChineseCompared with: Mandarin's sound history differs from Wu, though it increasingly influences Wu speech.

• Yue ChineseCompared with: Yue and Mandarin differ substantially in pronunciation, vocabulary, and mutual intelligibility.

• Gan ChineseCompared with: Mandarin is often used as a national standard, but it is not mutually intelligible with every Gan variety.

• Min ChineseCompared with: Min and Mandarin are separate branches with substantial differences in sound and vocabulary.

• Uyghur languageCompared with: Mandarin is a major language of the region but belongs to a different language family.

• Burmese languageCompared with: Its relationship to Burmese illustrates the diversity within the broader Sino-Tibetan family.

• Xiang ChineseCompared with: New Xiang varieties show substantial Mandarin influence, especially in northern Hunan.

• Southern MinCompared with: Its pronunciation and grammar differ sharply from Southern Min varieties.

• Cantonese peopleCompared with: Its contrast with Cantonese is linguistic, not a division between separate ethnicities.

• Huizhou ChineseCompared with: Mandarin provides a major regional and national comparison for Huizhou speech.