It means Common Tongue.
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Putonghua in Chinese refers to the common language or standard Mandarin spoken in China. It is the official dialect used in government, education, and media across the country.
The Chinese word "putonghua" translates to "Mandarin" in English. It refers to the standard Chinese language spoken by the majority of the population in China.
In Chinese Characters: 安東尼亞 Read it in Cantonese: on dong nei ah Read it in Putonghua AKA Mandarine: an dong ni ya :D Sources from my own knowledge about Chinese
The word for crystal in Chinese is 水晶 (shuǐ jīng). It is pronounced as "shway jing".
Mandarin is the most common dialect spoken by the majority of Chinese people. It is also the official language of China and Taiwan, known as Putonghua in the mainland and Guoyu in Taiwan.
The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Both countries use the Mandarin (Putonghua) dialect. Mandarin is one of the four co-official languages (with English, Malay and Tamil) of Singapore.