[MagnumOpus]

> Pinyin Chinese is an international standard

A national standard, at best (in the PRC). In Taiwan, Zhuyin (Bopomofo) is universal, taught in schools and found on laptop keyboards, and romanisations are mostly following Wade-Giles rules. In Hongkong, Eitel romanisation is used even though their new commie overlords are forcing pinyin and yale canto down their kids' throats.

[lstyls]

ISO and United Nations adoption don't qualify Pinyin as an international standard?

Using Taiwan as an example isn't really relevant given that it's majority Cantonese speaking, and Cantonese is a completely different spoken language than Mandarin.

Edit: I'm a clown. I was confusing traditional Chinese with Cantonese. Not the same thing.

[gommm]

Hong Kong is majority Cantonese speaking. Taiwan is not, it's Mandarin (and to a lesser extent Hokkien and Hakka but most young people prefer to speak Mandarin).

[lstyls]

You're right, edited my original comment to correct. Thanks.

[dnautics]

Are you sure Taiwan is mostly cantonese?

[lstyls]

You're right it's not. I was confusing it with traditional vs simplified Chinese. Thanks for the correction.