中國話
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Chinese
| middle country; central country; China | spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中國話) | 中國 | 話 | |
| simp. (中国话) | 中国 | 话 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 gwok3 waa6-2
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-kok-ōe / tiong-kok-ōa
- (Teochew, Peng'im): dong1 gog4 uê7
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguóhuà
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-kuo2-hua4
- Yale: Jūng-gwó-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jonggwohuah
- Palladius: Чжунгохуа (Čžungoxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- Homophones:
中國化／中国化
中國畫／中国画
中國話／中国话
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zung1 gwok3 waa6-2
- Yale: jūng gwok wá
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 gwok8 waa6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 guog3 wa6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ waː²²⁻³⁵/
- Homophones:
中國畫／中国画
中國話／中国话
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kok-ōe
- Tâi-lô: tiong-kok-uē
- Phofsit Daibuun: diongkok'oe
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kok-ōa
- Tâi-lô: tiong-kok-uā
- Phofsit Daibuun: diongkok'oa
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ua²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: dong1 gog4 uê7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong kok uē
- Sinological IPA (key): /toŋ³³⁻²³ kok̚²⁻⁴ ue¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
Noun
中國話
- the Chinese language
- 1936, Zhguang (之光), Sin Wenz Rhumen (新文字入門)／新文字入门)
- 用拉丁字母寫英國話是英文，用他寫德國話是德文，用他寫中國話是中文。 [MSC, trad.]
- Yòng lādīngzìmǔ xiě yīngguóhuà shì yīngwén, yòng tā xiě déguóhuà shì déwén, yòng tā xiě zhōngguóhuà shì zhōngwén.
- Using Latin letters to write English produces English, using them to write German produces German, and using them to write Chinese produces Chinese.
用拉丁字母写英国话是英文，用他写德国话是德文，用他写中国话是中文。 [MSC, simp.]
- 1961, Yuen Ren Chao, Mandarin Primer, Lesson 24: An American Makes a Speech
- Swuyeu shuo de hao, “Tian bu pah, dih bu pah, jiow pah yanggoeitz shuo Jonggwo-huah.”
- 俗語說的好，「天不怕，地不怕，就怕洋鬼子說中國話」。 [MSC, trad.]
- Súyǔ shuō de hǎo, “Tiān bù pà, dì bù pà, jiù pà yángguǐzi shuō Zhōngguóhuà”.
- The proverb has put it very well, “Heaven is not to be feared, Earth is not to be feared, but a foreign devil talking Chinese, — that is fearful!”
俗语说的好，「天不怕，地不怕，就怕洋鬼子说中国话」。 [MSC, simp.]
- 1936, Zhguang (之光), Sin Wenz Rhumen (新文字入門)／新文字入门)
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 國語, 中文 |
| Malaysia | 華語, 華文 | |
| Singapore | 華語, 華文 | |
| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 中國話 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 普通話 |
| Oudomxay | 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) | |