國文
Chinese edit
country; state; nation | language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
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trad. (國文) | 國 | 文 | |
simp. (国文) | 国 | 文 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
國文
- language of one's own country
- (Taiwan, obsolete in Mainland China) Chinese language and literature (as a subject at school)
- (archaic) the Chinese language, usually in reference to Literary or Classical Chinese
- (Malaysia) the Malay language
Synonyms edit
- (Chinese language and literature): (Mainland China) 語文/语文 (yǔwén), (Hong Kong) 中文 (Zhōngwén), (Singapore, Malaysia) 華文/华文 (Huáwén)
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 馬來語, 馬來文 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 馬來語 |
Malaysia | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語, 巫文, 國語, 國文 | |
Singapore | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬拉話, 馬拉文 |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 | |
Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 馬來話 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 番囝話 |