# Mandarin accents of the Chinese civil war

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**Created:** [May 13, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/mandarin-accents-of-the-chinese-civil-war/257555 "2026-05-13T13:07:35Z")\
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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jZE8wpbeId4/maxresdefault.jpg "Mandarin Accents in Taiwan Since 1945") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZE8wpbeId4)

Mandarin accent in Taiwan through time.

The editor couldn’t understand Tsiā Tong-bín’s Mandarin, but he spoke pretty clearly in his beautiful old Taiwanese Mandarin accent.

LTH’s Mandarin accent sounded more standard in the 80s than later on in his life. It’s like he stopped pretending to speak perfect Mandarin after he became president.

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