Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuan-hua

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: kuan-hua
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Guanhua.

Example Sentences

"But there are numerous forms of pai-hua and it was finally decided to adopt the most widely spoken kuan-hua, which foreigners translate as ‘mandarin,’ since it has long been the speech used by officials all over China, as distinct from the local dialects."

Etymology

From Mandarin 官話 /官话 (Guānhuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuan¹-hua⁴.

Word Breakdown

Root: 官話, -

Questions

What does kuan-hua mean?: Alternative form of Guanhua.
Where does kuan-hua come from?: From Mandarin 官話 /官话 (Guānhuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuan¹-hua⁴.

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