중국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中國語, from 中國 (“China”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?junggugeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?junggug'eo
McCune–Reischauer?chunggugŏ
Yale Romanization?cwungkwuk.e

Noun

중국어 • (junggugeo) (hanja 中國語)

  1. The Chinese language, often specifically the written language.

Synonyms
  • 중어 (中語, jung'eo)
  • 화어 (華語, hwa'eo)
  • 지나어 (支那語, jina'eo)

References
  • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004) “중국어”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 642
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 3 (last accessed)) “중국어 [junggugeo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
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