"Guoyu" meaning in English

See Guoyu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 國語/国语 (guóyǔ, literally “nation-language” or “country-language”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|國語|lit=nation-language” or “country-language}} 國語/国语 (guóyǔ, literally “nation-language” or “country-language”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Guoyu
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Kuo-Yü [dated], Kuoyu Synonyms (standardized spoken Chinese): Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Standard Mandarin, Standard Spoken Chinese, Standard Chinese, Putonghua
    Sense id: en-Guoyu-en-name-Evue7c3W Disambiguation of Languages: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'standardized spoken Chinese': 93 7
  2. (historical) The language the Emperor of China spoke. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Guoyu-en-name-UjspxT7g

Alternative forms

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