Do Taiwanese speak standard Mandarin?

The Mandarin spoken by Taiwanese is not standardized. Putonghua is a language based on the Northern dialect and the Beijing dialect as its base sound.

The national language promoted by the Taiwanese authorities is based on the new national accent formulated by the national government, which is based on the Beijing dialect, and is slightly different from the pronunciation of Putonghua. After World War II, it has been y influenced by the local dialects of Taiwan, which has resulted in the gradual disappearance of the warbling tongue, regional dialects and paediatric tones in the daily life of Taiwanese people unless they are deliberately required to be standardized, and the differences in vocabulary, which make it different from Putonghua, and it is known as Taiwanese national language.

The vocabulary and grammar of Taiwanese Mandarin have inherited many ancient, modern, and early modern Chinese idioms, such as verdict (conviction). Some vocabulary also absorbed components of local dialects and foreign languages, such as ram (hot, popular, from Minnan), zan (great, from Minnan) and obasan (female elders, Japanese おばさん), bus (public **** car, English bus), etc. There are also some differences in word usage, such as the ballpoint pen equals to the mainland's ballpoint pen.