德語

See also: 德语

Chinese

		Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (德語)		德	語
simp. (德语)		德	语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Déyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄩˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дыййү (dɨyyü, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ jyu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tet-ngî
Eastern Min (BUC): dáik-ngṳ̄
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tek-gú / tiak-gír / tek-gí / tiak-gí
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷teq-gniu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Déyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Déyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: Tê²-yü³
  - Yale: Dé-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Deryeu
  - Palladius: Дэюй (Dɛjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дыййү (dɨyyü, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tei²⁴ y⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak¹ jyu⁵
  - Yale: dāk yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ jyː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tet-ngî
  - Hakka Romanization System: ded^ˋ ngi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ded⁵ ngi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /tet̚² ŋi²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dáik-ngṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋy³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-gú
  - Tâi-lô: tik-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dekguo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiak-gír
  - Tâi-lô: tiak-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-gí
  - Tâi-lô: tik-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dekgie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Philippines, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiak-gí
  - Tâi-lô: tiak-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diakgie
  - IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷teq-gniu
  - MiniDict: teh^入 nyu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴teq-nyy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /təʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

Noun

德語

German language
她德語說得地道。 [MSC, trad.]
她德语说得地道。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā déyǔ shuō de dìdao. [Pinyin]
She speaks fluent German.

Usage notes

In Mainland China, 德文 (Déwén) is more commonly used in written contexts, whilst 德語／德语 (Déyǔ) is more common in spoken contexts. In Taiwan, 德文 (Déwén) is commonly used for both.

Synonyms

德文 (Déwén)

Derived terms

中部德語／中部德语 (Zhōngbù Déyǔ)
低地德語／低地德语 (Dīdì Déyǔ)
標準德語／标准德语 (biāozhǔn déyǔ)
高地德語／高地德语 (Gāodì Déyǔ)