華語
See also: 华语
Chinese
flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
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trad. (華語) | 華 | 語 | |
simp. (华语) | 华 | 语 |
Pronunciation
Noun
華語
- (chiefly Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia) Mandarin Chinese; (standard) Chinese
- 你會說華語嗎?/你会说华语吗? ― Nǐ huì shuō huáyǔ ma? ― Do you speak Mandarin?
- 講華語運動 [Singaporean Mandarin, trad.]
- Jiǎng Huáyǔ Yùndòng [Pinyin]
- Speak Mandarin Campaign
讲华语运动 [Singaporean Mandarin, simp.]
- 汝覺得呾潮州話在新加坡應唔應該流傳下去?啊是華人呾華語就夠了? [Teochew, trad.]
- From: 2015, Li Wei, Multilingualism in the Chinese Diaspora Worldwide: Transnational Connections and Local Social Realities, Routledge →ISBN, page 209
- Do you think Teochew language should be preserved in Singapore or is Mandarin good enough? [sic]
汝觉得呾潮州话在新加坡应唔应该流传下去?啊是华人呾华语就够了? [Teochew, simp.]
- (historical, pre-modern) the language of China (華夏/华夏); Chinese
- 1677, “序 [Preface]”, in 朴通事諺解:
- 自此習華語者不患無良師 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- jacha seup hwaeo ja bul hwan mu yangsa [Sino-Korean]
- henceforth, those who learn Chinese need not worry about lacking a good teacher
- 1775, “跋 [Afterword]”, in 譯語類解補:
- 物類有萬方言不一以我人而習華語者苟未能周知而徧解宐有所齟齬而扞格此譯語類解之所由作也 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- mullyu u man bang'eon buril i ain i seup hwaeo ja gu mineung juji i pyeonhae ui u so jeoeo i hangyeok cha yeogeo yuhae ji so yu jak ya [Sino-Korean]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
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- (Classical Chinese) words of praise
Usage notes
- In Mainland China, Standard Mandarin is usually called 普通話/普通话 (pǔtōnghuà), while 國語/国语 (guóyǔ) may also be used colloquially.
- In Taiwan, it is often called 國語/国语 (guóyǔ), while 華語/华语 (huáyǔ) is often used to distinguish it from other languages, such as 臺語/台语 (táiyǔ), or when used in a foreign-facing context.
- In Hong Kong and Macau, it has usually been called 國語/国语, but 普通話/普通话 is becoming more common.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 普通話 (“Modern Standard Chinese; Putonghua”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Mandarin | 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) |
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (華語):
- → Japanese: 華語 (kago)
- → Korean: 화어(華語) (hwa'eo)
- → Vietnamese: Hoa ngữ (華語)
See also
- 中文 (zhōngwén)
- 中國話/中国话 (zhōngguóhuà)
- 華文/华文 (huáwén)
- 漢語/汉语 (Hànyǔ)
- 國語/国语 (guóyǔ)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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華 | 語 |
か Grade: S | ご Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Noun
華語 • (kago)
- (uncommon) the (standard) Chinese language, Mandarin
- 台湾華語
- Taiwan kago
- Taiwanese Mandarin
- 台湾華語
Synonyms
- (Chinese language (generic)): 中国語 (Chūgokugo)
- (Mandarin Chinese): 北京語 (Pekingo)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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華 | 語 |
Noun
華語 • (hwa'eo) (hangeul 화어)
- Hanja form? of 화어 (“Chinese language”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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華 | 語 |
Noun
華語
- chữ Hán form of Hoa ngữ (“Chinese language”).