"普通話" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɸɯ̟t͡sɨːβ̞a̠] Forms: 普通話 [canonical] (ruby: (), (つう), ()), futsūwa [romanization]
Etymology: From Mandarin 普通話/普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, literally “common speech”), using the normal Middle Chinese-derived Japanese on'yomi pronunciations of the characters. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|cmn|-|sort=ふつうわ}} Mandarin, {{zh-m|普通話|lit=common speech|tr=pǔtōnghuà}} 普通話/普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, literally “common speech”), {{cog|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-noun|ふつうわ}} 普(ふ)通(つう)話(わ) • (futsūwa)
  1. (uncommon, scholarly) Putonghua, Standard Mandarin Tags: uncommon Synonyms: 北京語 (pekingo) (english: Pekingese) [literally], 中国語 (chūgokugo) (english: Chinese) [literally]
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    }
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        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
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    }
  ],
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      "english": "Pekingese",
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      "word": "北京語"
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "普通話"
}

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