中国語

See also: 中国语

Japanese
Kanji in this term
中 国 語
ちゅう
Grade: 1		 こく > ごく
Grade: 2		 ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
中國語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

中(ちゅう)国(ごく) (chūgoku, “China”) + 語(ご) (-go, “language”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちゅうごくご [chùúgókúgó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝɡo̞]

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)国(ごく)語(ご) • (Chūgokugo) 

  1. Chinese (any language spoken in China)
  2. Chinese (class of languages)
  3. Chinese (Mandarin)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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