There are a lot lost in translation. When Chinese people say "fangyan" it could mean anything, as long as it is a language used in specific region, as opposite

There are a lot lost in translation. When Chinese people say "fangyan" it could mean anything, as long as it is a language used in specific region, as opposite to Mandarin, which is the official language used in the country. And that's what it is. It does not say a language is close to Mandarin or not. Of course, in translation, everything is lost. I have a lot problem with translations. For example, Chinese "loong" is translated into dragon, which are very different thing. It would be better people do not translate and find a close approximation for words, rather, introduce a new word. Like Banzai, Sushi, those words are good translations. Unfortunately it happened too many times in the history, now we are stuck with many words don't mean the same thing in two cultures.