중국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中國語, from 中國 (“China”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋɡuɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [중구거]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	junggugeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	junggug'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	chunggugŏ
Yale Romanization?	cwungkwuk.e

Noun

중국어 • (junggugeo) (hanja 中國語)

1. The Chinese language, often specifically the written language.

Synonyms

• 중어 (中語, jung'eo)
• 화어 (華語, hwa'eo)
• 지나어 (支那語, jina'eo)

References

• Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004) “중국어”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 642
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 3 (last accessed)) “중국어 [junggugeo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]