國語

Chinese

		country; state; nation	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (國語)		國	語
simp. (国语)		国	语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guóyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwok³ jyu⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gok² ngui^4*

• Gan (Wiktionary): guet⁶ 'nyy³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): koet-ngî

  (Hailu, HRS): gued ngi^ˋ

• Eastern Min (BUC): guók-ngṳ̄
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-gú / kok-gír / kok-gí / kok-ú
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷koq-gniu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guóyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guóyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-yü³
    • Yale: gwó-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwoyeu
    • Palladius: гоюй (gojuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: gwok yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ jyː¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gok² ngui^4*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔk̚⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: guet⁶ 'nyy³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuɛt̚⁵ ˈn̠ʲy²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: koet-ngî
    • Hakka Romanization System: gued^ˋ ngi^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gued⁵ ngi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯et̚² ŋi²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: gued ngi^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /kuet⁵⁻² ŋi⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: guók-ngṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋy³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-gú
    • Tâi-lô: kok-gú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kokguo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-gír
    • Tâi-lô: kok-gír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Kaohsiung, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-gí
    • Tâi-lô: kok-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kokgie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-ú
    • Tâi-lô: kok-ú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kok'uo
    • IPA (Penang): /kɔk̚³⁻⁴ u⁴⁴⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷koq-gniu
    • MiniDict: koh^入 nyu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴koq-nyy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

國語

1. national language; language specific to or of official usage in a nation
   1. (chiefly Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, colloquial in Hong Kong, dated in Mainland China, obsolete in Malaysia) Mandarin Chinese; standard Chinese

      你會說國語嗎？／你会说国语吗？  ―  Nǐ huì shuō guóyǔ ma?  ―  Do you speak Mandarin?

   2. (usually in contrast with 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “mainland Chinese Mandarin”)) Taiwanese Mandarin; Guoyu
   3. (Malaysia) Malay, the national language of Malaysia
   4. (historical) under conquest dynasties founded by non-Han groups, the language of the conquering ethnic group: Khitan under the Liao, Mongol under the Yuan, Manchu under the Qing, etc.
   5. (Korean Classical Chinese) Korean
   6. (Vietnamese Classical Chinese) Vietnamese

Synonyms

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)

Dialectal synonyms of 馬來語 (“the Malay language”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		馬來語, 馬來文
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	馬來語
	Malaysia	馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語, 巫文, 國語, 國文
	Singapore	馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語
Cantonese	Hong Kong	馬拉話, 馬拉文
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	馬拉話
	Singapore (Guangfu)	馬拉話
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	番仔話, 番仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	番仔話, 番仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	馬來話
	Singapore (Teochew)	番囝話

Derived terms

• 先達國語／先达国语 (Xiāndá guóyǔ)
• 國語文／国语文
• 國語會／国语会
• 國語注音符號第二式／国语注音符号第二式 (Guóyǔ Zhùyīn Fúhào Dì'èr Shì)
• 國語羅馬字／国语罗马字 (Guóyǔ Luómǎzì)
• 臺灣國語／台湾国语

 

Related terms

• 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ)
• 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà)
• 中國話／中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)
• 中文 (Zhōngwén)
• 華語／华语 (Huáyǔ)

Proper noun

國語

1. Discourses of the States (a text from the Spring and Autumn period)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
國	語
こく Jinmeiyō	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 國語 – see the following entry.

【国語こくご】 [noun] a language; a national language [noun] (specifically) the Japanese language [noun] Mandarin; Standard Mandarin (Guoyu)

(This term, 國語, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
國	語

Noun

國語 • (gugeo) (hangeul 국어)

1. hanja form^? of 국어 (“national language; Korean”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
國	語

Noun

國語

1. chữ Hán form of quốc ngữ (“national language, the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Roman alphabet”).

See also

• 字儒/𡨸儒 (chữ Nho)
• 字喃/𡨸喃 (chữ Nôm)