These Chinese languages are often classified as dialects, but are mutually unintelligible so on that basis could be designated as languages. On the other hand, the fact that they share a common writing system (Chinese characters), and have a common cultural background, supports the argument that they are dialects of the official Chinese language Mandarin. ltis interesting, though, that Mandarin itself is broken up into dialects from the various regions of China. Each region has its own particular style of Mandarin, including variations in pronunciation and grammar