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國語
國語
Chinese
| country; state; nation | dialect; language; speech; tell to
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| trad. (國語) | 國 | 語 | |
| simp. (国语) | 国 | 语 | |
Noun
國語
- national language
- (chiefly Taiwan, colloquial in Hong Kong, dated in mainland China) Mandarin Chinese, standard Chinese
- (usually in contrast with 普通話) Taiwanese Mandarin; Guoyu
- (Malaysia) Malay
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 普通話 (“Modern Standard Chinese; Putonghua”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 普通話 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 普通話 |
| Taiwan | 國語、華語 | |
| Malaysia | 華語 | |
| Singapore | 華語 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 普通話、國語 |
| Hong Kong | 國語、普通話 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 普通話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 普通話 |
| Hui | Shexian | 普通話 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 普通話 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 普通話 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 普通話 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 普通話 |
| Taipei | 國語 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 普通話 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 普通話 |
See also
Proper noun
國語
- Discourses of the States, a text from the Spring and Autumn period
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 國 | 語 |
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こく Jinmeiyō |
ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
國語 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 国語, hiragana こくご, romaji kokugo)
- national language
- Japanese