漢語
See also: 汉语
ChineseEdit
Han people | speech; language; dialect | ||
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trad. (漢語) | 漢 | 語 | |
simp. (汉语) | 汉 | 语 |
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
漢語
- the Chinese language (usually spoken Chinese)
Usage notesEdit
漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ) usually refers to spoken Chinese, however since 古代漢語/古代汉语 (gǔdài hànyǔ, “Old Chinese”) is only accessible to modern people in the written form, it can also refer to written Chinese depending on context. 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ) can also imply 普通話/普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “Standard Mandarin Chinese”), especially in the term 現代漢語/现代汉语 (xiàndài hànyǔ, “Modern Chinese”). Ethnic minorities in China often refer to Standard Mandarin as 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ) in order to contrast it with their respective ethnic languages.
SynonymsEdit
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 中文, 漢語, 華語 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 普通話, 中文 |
Taiwan | 國語, 華語, 中文 | |
Guilin | 普通話 | |
Malaysia | 華語, 華文 | |
Singapore | 華語, 華文 | |
Oudomxay | 中國話 | |
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 中國話 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 普通話, 普語 |
Hong Kong | 國語, 普通話 | |
Macau | 普通話 | |
Nanning | 普通話 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 華語 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 華語 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 普通話, 國語 dated | |
Gan | Nanchang | 國語 dated |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 華語 |
Pingtung (Neipu, S. Sixian) | 華語 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong, Hailu) | 華語 | |
Taichung (Dongshi, Dabu) | 華語 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin, Raoping) | 華語 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei, Zhao'an) | 華語 | |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 普通話, 國語 dated |
Manjung (Gutian) | 華文 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 普通話, 國語 dated |
Quanzhou | 普通話 | |
Jinjiang | 國語 | |
Zhangzhou | 普通話 | |
Tainan | 華語, 國語 GT | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 華語, 唐儂話 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 華語, 唐儂話 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 國語, 華語, 普通話 | |
Chaozhou | 普通話 | |
Shantou | 普通話 | |
Shantou (Chaoyang) | 普通話 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 華語, 唐儂話 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 普通閒話 |
Suzhou | 普通閒話 | |
Ningbo | 普通閒話 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (not particular region identified) |
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
JapaneseEdit
Kanji in this term | |
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漢 | 語 |
かん Grade: 3 |
ご Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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漢語 (kyūjitai) |
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC hɑnH ŋɨʌX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- kango: a Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word), such as 社会 (shakai, “society”) or 共和国 (kyōwakoku, “republic”)
- (less commonly) the Chinese language
- Synonym: 中国語 (Chūgokugo)
- the ancient Chinese language, the language of the Han (漢) ethnicity
See alsoEdit
- 音読み (on'yomi)
ReferencesEdit
KoreanEdit
Hanja in this term | |
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漢 | 語 |
NounEdit
VietnameseEdit
Hán tự in this term | |
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漢 | 語 |
NounEdit
漢語