中文
See also: 𪯡
Chinese
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
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simp. and trad. (中文) |
中 | 文 | |
anagram | 文中 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 man4-2 / zung1 man4
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Dṳ̆ng-ùng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1tson-ven
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongwún
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-wên2
- Yale: Jūng-wén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongwen
- Palladius: Чжунвэнь (Čžunvɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җунвын (žunvɨn, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ vəŋ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 man4-2 / zung1 man4
- Yale: jūng mán / jūng màhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 man4-2 / dzung1 man4
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 men4-2 / zung1 men4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: zung1 man4 - attributive.
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-vùn
- Hakka Romanization System: zungˊ vunˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zung1 vun2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ vun¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Dṳ̆ng-ùng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tyŋ⁵⁵ (Ø-)ŋuŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
中文
- Chinese (language)
- (Mainland China, Taiwan, proscribed) Mandarin
- (Hong Kong, Macau) Cantonese
Synonyms
- (Chinese language):
- (Mandarin):
Variety | Location | Words |
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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) |
- (Cantonese):
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 廣東話, 廣府話, 廣州話, 粵語 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 廣東話, 粵語 |
Malaysia | 廣東話 | |
Singapore | 廣東話 | |
Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 白話 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 白話, 廣州話, 廣府話, 粵語, 省城話 dated |
Hong Kong | 廣東話, 粵語, 中文, 本地話, 廣府話 dated or technical | |
Macau | 廣東話, 中文 | |
Taishan | 白話, 廣州話 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 廣府話, 廣東話 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 廣府話, 廣東話 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 廣東話, 中文, 唐話, 白話 | |
Mandalay (Taishan) | 省城話 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 廣府話 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 廣州話, 白話, 省城話 dated | |
Hong Kong | 本地話, 白話 | |
Kuching (Hepo) | 廣東話 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 廣州話, 廣東話 |
Penang (Hokkien) | 廣府話, 廣東話 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 廣府話 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 廣東話, 鄉親話 | |
Chaozhou | 廣州話, 廣東話, 粵語 | |
Shantou | 廣府話, 廣州話, 白話 | |
Jieyang | 白話, 省城話 | |
Haifeng | 白話 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 廣府話 | |
Leizhou | 客話 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 廣東閒話 |
Suzhou | 廣東閒話 | |
Ningbo | 廣東閒話 |
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “Chinese language”): 外文 (wàiwén)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 文 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
ぶん Grade: 1 |
on'yomi | kan'on |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 中文 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH mjun).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a text written in Chinese
- abbreviation of 中国文学 (chūgoku bungaku, “Chinese literature”)
References
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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中 | 文 |
Noun
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