漢語

See also: 汉语

Chinese

		Chinese; name of a dynasty; man	dialect; language; speech dialect; language; speech; tell to
trad. (漢語)		漢	語
simp. (汉语)		汉	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hànyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ jyu⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Hon-ngî
• Min Dong (BUC): Háng-ngṳ̄
• Min Nan (POJ): Hàn-gí / Hàn-gír / Hàn-gú
• Wu (Wiktionary): hoe nyy (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: Hànyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannyeu
    • IPA ^(key): /xa̠n⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: hon yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ jy⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ jyː¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hon-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: hon ngi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hon⁴ ngi¹
    • IPA: /hon⁵⁵ ɲi²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Háng-ngṳ̄
    • IPA ^(key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋy³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-gí
    • Tâi-lô: Hàn-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: harn'gie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han²¹⁻⁵³ gi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²¹⁻⁴¹ gi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-gír
    • Tâi-lô: Hàn-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ gɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-gú
    • Tâi-lô: Hàn-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: harn'guo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ gu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /han¹¹⁻⁵³ gu⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hoe nyy (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /hø³³ ȵy⁴⁴/

Noun

漢語

1. the Chinese language

   你會說漢語嗎？ / 你会说汉语吗？  ―  Nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?  ―  Can you speak Chinese?

Synonyms

• 中文 (zhōngwén)
• 中國話／中国话 (zhōngguóhuà)

Derived terms

• 上古漢語／上古汉语 (shànggǔ hànyǔ)
• 中古漢語／中古汉语 (zhōnggǔ hànyǔ)

• 漢語拼音／汉语拼音 (Hànyǔ pīnyīn)
• 漢語水平考試／汉语水平考试 (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
漢	語
かん Grade: 3	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 漢語.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) かんご [kàńgó] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋɡ̃o̞]

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).

2. The ancient Chinese language, the language of the Han (漢) ethnicity.
3. (less commonly) The Chinese language.

See also

• 音読 (おんよ)み ‎(on'yomi)
• 和語 (わご) ‎(wago)