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Taiwanese Mandarin is a variant of Mandarin derived from the official Standard Mandarin spoken in Taiwan. The latter’s standard lect is known in Taiwan as 國語 (Guóyǔ Kuo-yü) based on the phonology of the Beijing dialect together with the grammar of vernacular Chinese. The official Guoyu is almost identical except for the writing systems with the official Standard Mandarin used in the People’s Republic of China which is called Pǔtōnghuà (普通话).