漢語

See also 汉语

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漢	語

Noun

漢語 (hiragana かんご, romaji kango)

1. A kango, a Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word) (such as 社会 or 共和国).

   Kango are written in kanji, and read with the on’yomi (音読み). Contrast with wago (和語).

See also

• 音読み (おんよみ, on’yomi):
• 和語 (わご, wago):

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Mandarin

simplified	汉语
traditional	漢語

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ xan˥˩y˧˥ ]

Proper noun

漢語 (traditional, Pinyin Hànyǔ, simplified 汉语)

1. the Chinese language

   你會說漢語嗎？

   nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?

   Can you speak Chinese?

Derived terms

• Hànyǔ pīnyīn 漢語拼音
• Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì 漢語水平考試
• zhōnggǔ Hànyǔ 中古漢語

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Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou) IPA: [ han˥˧ɡɨ˥˧ ]
• (Xiamen) IPA: [ han˥˧ɡu˥˧ ]
• (Zhangzhou, Taipei) IPA: [ han˥˧ɡi˥˧ ]

Noun

漢語 (traditional, POJ Hàn-gí or Hàn-gú, simplified 汉语)

1. Chinese (language)