國文
Chinese
| country; state; nation | language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (國文) | 國 | 文 | |
| simp. (国文) | 国 | 文 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok3 man4-2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kuet-vùn
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-bûn
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7koq-ven
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: guówén
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guówún
- Wade–Giles: kuo2-wên2
- Yale: gwó-wén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwowen
- Palladius: говэнь (govɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ wən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwok3 man4-2
- Yale: gwok mán
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwok8 man4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: guog3 men4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɔːk̚³ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kuet-vùn
- Hakka Romanization System: guedˋ vunˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gued5 vun2
- Sinological IPA: /ku̯et̚² vun¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-bûn
- Tâi-lô: kok-bûn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kokbuun
- IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ bun²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ bun²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ bun¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ bun²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ bun²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Noun
國文
- language of one's own country
- (Taiwan, obsolete in Mainland China) Chinese language and literature (as a subject at school)
- (archaic) the Chinese language, usually in reference to Literary or Classical Chinese
- (Malaysia) the Malay language
Synonyms
- (Chinese language and literature): (Mainland China) 語文／语文 (yǔwén), (Hong Kong) 中文 (Zhōngwén), (Singapore, Malaysia) 華文／华文 (Huáwén)
Dialectal synonyms of 馬來語 (“the Malay language”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 馬來語, 馬來文 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 馬來語 |
| Malaysia | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語, 巫文, 國語, 國文 | |
| Singapore | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬拉話, 馬拉文 |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 | |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 馬來話 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 番囝話 | |
| Wenchang | 馬來話 | |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 國 | 文 |
Noun
國文 • (gungmun) (hangeul 국문)