중국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中國語, from 中國 (“China”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?junggugeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?junggug'eo
McCune–Reischauer?chunggugŏ
Yale Romanization?cwungkwuk.e

Noun

중국어 • (junggugeo) (hanja 中國語)

  1. The Chinese language, often specifically the written language.
    Synonyms: 중어(中語) (jung'eo), 화어(華語) (hwa'eo), 지나어(支那語) (jina'eo)

References

  • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004) “중국어”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 642
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (3 January 2007 (last accessed)) “중국어 [junggugeo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
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