Mostly yes. In Mandarin, tone can be a bit different depending on context but overall pronunciation doesn't differ that much. But a major caveat is that pronun

Mostly yes. In Mandarin, tone can be a bit different depending on context but overall pronunciation doesn't differ that much. But a major caveat is that pronunciation can be wildly different when spoken with other dialects. Mandarin and Cantonese reading of the same text, even with same meaning, sound entirely different.