漢語

See also: 汉语

Chinese

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

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 漢語

1. the Chinese language (usually spoken Chinese)

   說蹩腳漢語／说蹩脚汉语  ―  shuō biéjiǎo hànyǔ  ―  to speak terrible Chinese

   聲調在漢語音節感知中的作用 [MSC, trad.]
   声调在汉语音节感知中的作用 [MSC, simp.]

   shēngdiào zài hànyǔ yīnjié gǎnzhī zhōng de zuòyòng [Pinyin]

   the role of tone in Chinese syllable perception

   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.

   學習漢語發音一定要分清楚調類。 [MSC, trad.]
   学习汉语发音一定要分清楚调类。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xuéxí hànyǔ fāyīn yīdìng yào fēn qīngchǔ diàolèi. [Pinyin]

   It is essential to distinguish different tones when studying Chinese.

Usage notes

漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ) usually refers to spoken Chinese, however since 古代漢語／古代汉语 (gǔdài hànyǔ, “Old Chinese”) is only accessible to modern people in the written form, it can also refer to written Chinese depending on context. 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ) can also imply 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “Standard Mandarin Chinese”), especially in the term 現代漢語／现代汉语 (xiàndài hànyǔ, “Modern Chinese”). Ethnic minorities in China often refer to Standard Mandarin as 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ) in order to contrast it with their respective ethnic languages.

Synonyms

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• 中國話／中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)
• 中國語／中国语 (Zhōngguóyǔ) (rare)
• 中文 (Zhōngwén)
• 漢文／汉文 (Hànwén) (written Chinese)
• 華文／华文 (Huáwén)
• 華語文／华语文 (huáyǔwén) (both spoken and written)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 普通話 (“Modern Standard Chinese; Putonghua”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	國語, 中文
	Malaysia	華語, 華文
	Singapore	華語, 華文
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	中國話
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	普通話
	Oudomxay	中國話
Cantonese	Guangzhou	普通話, 普語
	Hong Kong	國語, 普通話
	Macau	普通話
	Nanning	普通話
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	華語
	Singapore (Guangfu)	華語
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	普通話, 國語 dated
Gan	Nanchang	國語 dated
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	華語
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	華語
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	華語
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	華語
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	華語
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	華語
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	普通話, 國語 dated
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	華文
Southern Min	Xiamen	普通話, 國語 dated
	Quanzhou	普通話
	Jinjiang	國語
	Zhangzhou	普通話
	Tainan	華語, 國語 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	華語, 唐儂話
	Singapore (Hokkien)	華語, 唐儂話
	Manila (Hokkien)	國語, 國語話, 華語, 普通話
	Longyan	普通話
	Chaozhou	普通話
	Shantou	普通話
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	普通話
	Singapore (Teochew)	華語, 唐儂話
Wu	Shanghai	普通閒話
	Suzhou	普通閒話
	Ningbo	普通閒話
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (not particular region identified)

Related terms

• 國語／国语 (guóyǔ)
• 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà)
• 中國話／中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)
• 中文 (Zhōngwén)

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Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
漢語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC xanH ngjoX, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”).

Noun

漢(かん)語(ご) • (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: (Japanese word of native Japanese origin) 和語 (wago)

2. (less commonly) the Chinese language

   Synonym: 中国語 (Chūgokugo)

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

See also

• 音(おん)読(よ)み (on'yomi)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
漢	語

Noun

漢語 • (haneo) (hangeul 한어)

1. hanja form^? of 한어 (“Chinese language”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
漢	語

Noun

漢語

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