國語

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Cantonese[edit]

Noun[edit]

國語 Jyutping: gwok3 jyu5

  1. national language
  2. Mandarin

Japanese[edit]

Noun[edit]

國語 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai 国語, hiragana こくご, romaji kokugo)

  1. national language
  2. Japanese

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this word

Noun[edit]

國語 (guk.eo, hangeul 국어)

  1. national language
  2. Korean

Mandarin[edit]

simpl. 国语
trad.

Proper noun[edit]

國語 (traditional, Pinyin guóyǔ, simplified 国语)

  1. national language
  2. (chiefly Taiwan) Mandarin Chinese
    國語?
    huì shuō Guóyǔ ma?
    Do you speak Mandarin?
  3. (Taiwan, colloquial in Hong Kong, and sometimes, China) Taiwanese Mandarin

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Min Nan[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

國語 (traditional, POJ kok-gí or kok-gú, simplified 国语)

  1. national language; Mandarin

Vietnamese[edit]

Hán tự in this word

Etymology[edit]

("national") + ("script")

Noun[edit]

國語 (Latin spelling quốc ngữ)

  1. The modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Roman alphabet

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