語支
Chinese
speech; language; dialect; tell to | (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money | ||
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trad. (語支) | 語 | 支 | |
simp. (语支) | 语 | 支 |
Pronunciation
Noun
語支
- (linguistics) language group
Usage notes
In linguistic taxonomy, this is a division lower than 語族/语族 (yǔzú), but higher than 語種/语种 (yǔzhǒng).