口語

See also: 口语

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (口語)		口	語
simp. (口语)		口	语

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒuyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² jyu⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-gú / khió-gír / kháu-gí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒuyǔ [Phonetic: kóuyǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒuyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-yü³
  - Yale: kǒu-yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouyeu
  - Palladius: коуюй (koujuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² jyu⁵
  - Yale: háu yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gú
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'guo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-gír
  - Tâi-lô: khió-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gí
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

Adjective

口語

colloquial

Noun

口語

colloquial speech; informal language
speaking (ability to communicate); spoken language
口語考試／口语考试 ― kǒuyǔ kǎoshì ― speaking test
(Hong Kong specifically) Cantonese, as opposed to Written Vernacular Chinese

Antonyms

書面語／书面语 (shūmiànyǔ, “written language, formal language”)

Derived terms

口語化 / 口语化 (kǒuyǔhuà)

Verb

口語

(archaic) to comment; to discuss; to talk; to debate

Synonyms

交涉 (jiāoshè)
傾 / 倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
協商 / 协商 (xiéshāng)
協議 / 协议 (xiéyì)
商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
商討 / 商讨 (shāngtǎo)
商談 / 商谈 (shāngtán)
商議 / 商议 (shāngyì)
商量 (shāngliang)
接接 (Hokkien)
接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
插話 / 插话 (Hokkien)
會談 / 会谈 (huìtán)
槌摃鐵 / 槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
洽商 (qiàshāng)
洽談 / 洽谈 (qiàtán)
申論 / 申论 (shēnlùn)
研究 (yánjiū)
磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
磋議 / 磋议 (cuōyì)
磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
觸牙 / 触牙 (Hokkien)
言說 / 言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
言論 / 言论 (yánlùn)
言辭 / 言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
計謀 / 计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
計議 / 计议 (jìyì) (literary)
計較 / 计较
討論 / 讨论 (tǎolùn)
評 / 评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
評論 / 评论 (pínglùn)
說 / 说
說合 / 说合 (shuōhé)
說道 / 说道 (shuōdao) (colloquial)
談判 / 谈判 (tánpàn)
談論 / 谈论 (tánlùn)
謀慮 / 谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
講論 / 讲论 (jiǎnglùn)
議 / 议 (yì)
議論 / 议论 (yìlùn)
錦議 / 锦议 (Hokkien)
闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	語
こう Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーご [kòógó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

口(こう)語(ご) • (kōgo)

colloquial language
the vernacular language (as opposed to the classical language); (in Japanese contexts) modern Japanese (as opposed to Classical Japanese)

Antonyms

文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
口	語

Noun

口語 • (gueo) (hangeul 구어)

hanja form^? of 구어 (“colloquial language”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
口	語

Noun

口語

chữ Hán form of khẩu ngữ (“colloquial language”)