口語

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)		口	語
simp. (口语)		口	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒuyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² jyu⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-gú / khió-gír / kháu-gí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuyǔ [Phonetic: kóuyǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-yü³
    • Yale: kǒu-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouyeu
    • Palladius: коуюй (koujuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² jyu⁵
    • Yale: háu yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gú
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'guo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-gír
    • Tâi-lô: khió-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gí
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

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

• 書面語／书面语 (shūmiànyǔ, “written language, formal language”)

Derived terms

• 口語化／口语化 (kǒuyǔhuà)

 

Verb

口語

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

Synonyms

• 交涉 (jiāoshè)
• 傾／倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
• 協商／协商 (xiéshāng)
• 協議／协议 (xiéyì)
• 商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
• 商討／商讨 (shāngtǎo)
• 商談／商谈 (shāngtán)
• 商議／商议 (shāngyì)
• 商量 (shāngliang)
• 接接 (Hokkien)
• 接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
• 會談／会谈 (huìtán)
• 槌摃鐵／槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
• 比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 洽商 (qiàshāng)
• 洽談／洽谈 (qiàtán)
• 申論／申论 (shēnlùn)
• 研究 (yánjiū)
• 磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
• 磋議／磋议 (cuōyì)
• 磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
• 觸牙／触牙 (Hokkien)
• 言說／言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
• 言論／言论 (yánlùn)
• 言辭／言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
• 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
• 計議／计议 (jìyì) (literary)
• 計較／计较
• 討論／讨论 (tǎolùn)
• 評／评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 評論／评论 (pínglùn)
• 說／说
• 說合／说合 (shuōhé)
• 談判／谈判 (tánpàn)
• 談論／谈论 (tánlùn)
• 謀慮／谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
• 議／议 (yì)
• 議論／议论 (yìlùn)
• 錦議／锦议 (Hokkien)
• 闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	語
こう Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

口(こう)語(ご) • (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

• 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
口	語

Noun

口語 • (gueo) (hangeul 구어)

1. Hanja form^? of 구어 (“colloquial language”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
口	語

Noun

口語

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