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		China; the Middle Kingdom	dialect; language; speech dialect; language; speech; tell to
trad. (中國語)		中國	語
simp. (中国语)		中国	语

中國語

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中國 +‎ 語 ‎(“language”)

中國語 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 中国語, hiragana ちゅうごくご, romaji Chūgokugo)

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中	國	語

中國語 • ‎(junggugeo) ‎(hangeul 중국어)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhōngguóyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonggwoyeu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ gwok³ jyu⁵
  - Yale: jūng gwok yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ gwok⁸ jy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ jyː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kok-gú
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-kok-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongkokguo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ gu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kok-gír
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-kok-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ gɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kok-gí
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-kok-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongkokgie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ gi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ gi⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tson koq nyy (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊʔ³³ ȵy²¹/