支那語

See also: 支那语

Chinese

		China	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (支那語)		支那	語
simp. (支那语)		支那	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīnàyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄋㄚˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ naa⁴ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīnàyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄋㄚˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihnàyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-na⁴-yü³
    • Yale: jr̄-nà-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jynahyeu
    • Palladius: чжинаюй (čžinajuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ naa⁴ jyu⁵
    • Yale: jī nàh yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ naa⁴ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ na⁴ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ naː²¹ jyː¹³/

Noun

支那語

1. (obsolete, often derogatory) the Chinese language (formerly used by the Japanese)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
支	那	語
し Grade: 5	な Grade: S	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

支那 (Shina, “China”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕina̠ɡo̞]

Noun

支(し)那(な)語(ご) • (shinago) 

1. (dated) the Chinese language

Usage notes

• See the notes on the entry for 支那.

Synonyms

• (modern) 中国語(ちゅうごくご) (chūgokugo)