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Putonghua

American  
[poo-tuhng-hwah] / ˈpuˈtʌŋˈʰwɑ /
Or p’u-t’ung hua

noun

  1. the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.

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"Widening our crew's Putonghua coverage is a key objective under this initiative, given the increasing proportion of our customers who speak Putonghua," Cathay's CEO Ronald Lam said in the memo.

From Reuters • Jun. 19, 2023

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