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Contents 1 Mandarin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 References 2 Min Nan 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] Mandarin

simplified	英语
traditional	英語

[edit] Etymology

英 (Yīng) "English" + 语 (yǔ) "speech, language"

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ iŋ˥˥y˨˩˦ ]

[edit] Noun

英语 (simplified, Pinyin Yīngyǔ, traditional 英語)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) the English language

   你说英语吗?

   nǐ shuō Yīngyǔ ma? — "Do you speak English?"

[edit] Synonyms

• 英文 (Yīngwén)

[edit] Derived terms

• 古英语 (Old English)

[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.

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[edit] Min Nan

simplified	英语
traditional	英語

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou) IPA: [ iŋ˧˧gɨ˥˧ ]
• (Xiamen, Tainan) IPA: [ iŋ˧˧gu˥˧ ]
• (Zhangzhou, Taipei) IPA: [ iŋ˧˧gi˥˧ ]

[edit] Noun

英语 (simplified, POJ Eng-gí or Eng-gú, traditional 英語)

1. the (spoken) English language

[edit] Synonyms

• 英文 (Eng-bûn)