國語
Chinese
| country; state; nation | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (國語) | 國 | 語 | |
| simp. (国语) | 国 | 语 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
國語
- national language; language specific to or of official usage in a nation
- (chiefly Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, colloquial in Hong Kong, dated in Mainland China, obsolete in Malaysia) Mandarin Chinese; standard Chinese
- (usually in contrast with 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “mainland Chinese Mandarin”)) Taiwanese Mandarin; Guoyu
- (Malaysia) Malay, the national language of Malaysia
- (historical) under conquest dynasties founded by non-Han groups, the language of the conquering ethnic group: Khitan under the Liao, Mongol under the Yuan, Manchu under the Qing, etc.
- (Korean Classical Chinese) Korean
- (Vietnamese Classical Chinese) Vietnamese
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 國語, 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 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 普通話, 國語 dated |
| Sitiawan (Gutian) | 華文 | |
| Southern Min | 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, 國語話, 華語, 普通話 | |
| Longyan | 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) | |
Dialectal synonyms of 馬來語 (“the Malay language”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 馬來語, 馬來文 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 馬來語 |
| Malaysia | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語, 巫文, 國語, 國文 | |
| Singapore | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬拉話, 馬拉文 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 | |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 馬來話 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 番囝話 | |
Derived terms
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 國 | 語 |
Noun
國語
- chữ Hán form of quốc ngữ (“national language, the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Roman alphabet”).
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