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guoyu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Guo-yu
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and colloquially in Hong Kong (along with Putonghua). In mainland China, Guoyu or Taiwan Guoyu is used to refer to Taiwanese Mandarin (standard), as opposed to mainland standard Mandarin.

name

The language the Emperor of China spoke.

Etymology

From Mandarin 國語／国语 (guóyǔ, literally “nation-language” or “country-language”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kuo-Yü (alternative) Kuoyu (alternative)

Synonyms

Mandarin Mandarin Chinese Standard Mandarin Standard Spoken Chinese Standard Chinese Putonghua Standarin

Questions

What does guoyu mean?
The standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and colloquially in Hong Kong (along with Putonghua). In mainland China, Guoyu or Taiwan Guoyu is used to refer to Taiwanese Mandarin (standard), as opposed to mainland standard Mandarin.
Where does guoyu come from?
From Mandarin 國語／国语 (guóyǔ, literally “nation-language” or “country-language”).

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