口語

See also: 口语

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (口語)		口	語
simp. (口语)		口	语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒuyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² jyu⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-gú / khió-gír / kháu-gí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuyǔ [Phonetic: kóuyǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-yü³
  - Yale: kǒu-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouyeu
  - Palladius: коуюй (koujuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² jyu⁵
  - Yale: háu yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gú
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'guo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-gír
  - Tâi-lô: khió-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gí
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

Adjective

口語

colloquial

Noun

口語

colloquial speech; informal language
(Hong Kong specifically) Cantonese, as opposed to Written Vernacular Chinese

Antonyms

書面語／书面语 (shūmiànyǔ, “written language, formal language”)

Derived terms

口語化／口语化 (kǒuyǔhuà)

Verb

口語

(archaic) to comment; to discuss; to talk; to debate

Synonyms

交涉 (jiāoshè)
傾／倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
協商／协商 (xiéshāng)
協議／协议 (xiéyì)
商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
商討／商讨 (shāngtǎo)
商談／商谈 (shāngtán)
商議／商议 (shāngyì)
商量 (shāngliang)
接接 (Hokkien)
接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
會談／会谈 (huìtán)
槌摃鐵／槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
洽商 (qiàshāng)
洽談／洽谈 (qiàtán)
申論／申论 (shēnlùn)
研究 (yánjiū)
磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
磋議／磋议 (cuōyì)
磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
觸牙／触牙 (Hokkien)
言說／言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
言論／言论 (yánlùn)
言辭／言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
計謀／计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
計議／计议 (jìyì) (literary)
計較／计较
討論／讨论 (tǎolùn)
評／评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
評論／评论 (pínglùn)
說／说
說合／说合 (shuōhé)
談判／谈判 (tánpàn)
談論／谈论 (tánlùn)
謀慮／谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
議／议 (yì)
議論／议论 (yìlùn)
錦議／锦议 (Hokkien)
闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	語
こう Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

口(こう)語(ご) • (kōgo)

colloquial language
the vernacular language (as opposed to the classical language); (in Japanese contexts) modern Japanese (as opposed to Classical Japanese)

Antonyms

文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
口	語

Noun

口語 • (gueo) (hangeul 구어)

Hanja form^? of 구어 (“colloquial language”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
口	語

Noun

口語

chữ Hán form of khẩu ngữ (“colloquial language”).

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