英語
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See also Yingyu
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[edit] Japanese
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[edit] Etymology
From 英 (えい, ei) short for "England" + 語 (ご, go) meaning "-ism" or "speech, language".
[edit] Noun
英語 (hiragana えいご, romaji eigo)
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[edit] Korean
[edit] Noun
英語 (yeong-eo, hangeul 영어)
- the English language
[edit] Mandarin
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| 英語 |
[edit] Etymology
英 (Yīng) "English" + 語 (yǔ) "speech, language"
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
英語 (traditional, Pinyin Yīngyǔ, simplified 英语)
- (Beginning Mandarin) the English language
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[edit] References
- Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.
[edit] Min Nan
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| 英語 |
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Quanzhou) IPA: [ iŋ˧˧gɨ˥˧ ]
- (Xiamen, Tainan) IPA: [ iŋ˧˧gu˥˧ ]
- (Zhangzhou, Taipei) IPA: [ iŋ˧˧gi˥˧ ]
[edit] Noun
英語 (traditional, POJ Eng-gí or Eng-gú, simplified 英语)
- the (spoken) English language

