共通語

See also: 共通语

Chinese

		common; shared; universal	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (共通語)		共通	語
simp. (共通语)		共通	语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gòngtōngyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung⁶ tung¹ jyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gòngtōngyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gòngtongyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: kung⁴-tʻung¹-yü³
  - Yale: gùng-tūng-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonqtongyeu
  - Palladius: гунтунъюй (guntunʺjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung⁶ tung¹ jyu⁵
  - Yale: guhng tūng yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung⁶ tung¹ jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung⁶ tung¹ yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ²² tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː¹³/

Noun

共通語

(linguistics) common language; lingua franca

Synonyms

共同語言／共同语言 (gòngtóng yǔyán)
共同語／共同语 (gòngtóngyǔ)
交際語／交际语 (jiāojìyǔ)
通用語／通用语 (tōngyòngyǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (共通語):

→ Japanese: 共(きょう)通(つう)語(ご) (kyōtsūgo)
→ Korean: 공통어(共通語) (gongtong'eo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
共	通	語
きょう Grade: 4	つう Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょーつうご [kyòótsúúgó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːt͡sɨːɡo̞]

Noun

共(きょう)通(つう)語(ご) • (kyōtsūgo)

common language, lingua franca
英(えい)語(ご)は世(せ)界(かい)の共(きょう)通(つう)語(ご)である。
Eigo wa sekai no kyōtsūgo de aru.
English is the common language of the world.

Usage notes

In Japan, 共通語 often refers specifically to Standard Japanese.

See also

標(ひょう)準(じゅん)語(ご) (hyōjungo)

References

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN