漢語

See also: 汉语

Chinese

		Han people	speech; language; dialect
trad. (漢語)		漢	語
simp. (汉语)		汉	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): hànyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic): ханйү (III-II)

• 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)⁺
    • Pinyin: hànyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hannyeu
    • IPA ^(key): /xa̠n⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic: ханйү (III-II)
    • IPA ^(key): /xæ̃⁴⁴ ʝyː⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: hon yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon³ yu⁵
    • 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 (Kaohsiung): /han²¹⁻⁴¹ gi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han²¹⁻⁵³ gi⁵³/
  • (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 (Taipei): /han¹¹⁻⁵³ gu⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ gu⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hoe nyy (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /hø³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

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?

   她既會說英語又會說漢語。 [MSC, trad.]
   她既会说英语又会说汉语。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā jì huì shuō yīngyǔ yòu huì shuō hànyǔ. [Pinyin]

   She can speak both English and Chinese.

Synonyms

• 漢文／汉文 (hànwén)
• 華文／华文 (huáwén)
• 中國話／中国话 (zhōngguóhuà)
• 中文 (zhōngwén)

Derived terms

• 上古漢語／上古汉语 (shànggǔ hànyǔ)
• 中古漢語／中古汉语 (zhōnggǔ hànyǔ)
• 古代漢語／古代汉语 (gǔdài hànyǔ)
• 古漢語／古汉语 (gǔhànyǔ)
• 對外漢語／对外汉语 (duìwài hànyǔ)

• 漢語拼音／汉语拼音 (hànyǔ pīnyīn)
• 漢語拼音方案／汉语拼音方案
• 漢語水平考試／汉语水平考试 (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì)
• 胡言漢語／胡言汉语 (húyánhànyǔ)

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Japanese

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC hɑn^H ŋɨʌ^X, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) かんご [kàńgó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋɡo̞]

Noun

漢語 (hiragana かんご, rōmaji kango)

1. kango: a Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word), such as 社会 (shakai, “society”) or 共和国 (kyōwakoku, “republic”)

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

   Antonym: 和語 (wago) (Japanese word of native Japanese origin)

2. (less commonly) the Chinese language

   Synonym: 中国語 (Chūgokugo)

3. the ancient Chinese language, the language of the Han (漢) ethnicity

See also

• 音 (おん)読 (よ)み (on'yomi)