口語

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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)
simp. (口语)

Pronunciation


Adjective

口語

  1. colloquial

Noun

口語

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

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

口語

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

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

(こう)() (kōgo

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

Antonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

口語 (gueo) (hangeul 구어)

  1. Hanja form? of 구어 (colloquial language).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

口語

  1. chữ Hán form of khẩu ngữ (colloquial language).