18-09-2026, 01:37 PM
Just to mention, this might be off-topic, but Chinese has many different dialects, like Cantonese, Minnan, and Mandarin. If a European traveler were recording what they heard, they might pick up a specific dialect rather than standard Mandarin. Also, Chinese is a tonal language, which is hard for Europeans to catch. But if they were listening to a doctor from a particular region, maybe they’d try their best to note down the pronunciation. This is just my thought as a student. Please correct me if I’m wrong. Thanks.