漢語

漢語

1. the Chinese language (usually spoken Chinese)

   說蹩腳漢語 / 说蹩脚汉语  ―  shuō biéjiǎo hànyǔ  ―  to speak terrible Chinese

   聲調在漢語音節感知中的作用 [MSC, trad.]
   声调在汉语音节感知中的作用 [MSC, simp.]

   shēngdiào zài hànyǔ yīnjié gǎnzhī zhōng de zuòyòng [Pinyin]

   the role of tone in Chinese syllable perception

   你會說漢語嗎？ / 你会说汉语吗？  ―  Nǐ huì shuō hànyǔ ma?  ―  Can you speak Chinese?

   她既會說英語又會說漢語。 [MSC, trad.]
   她既会说英语又会说汉语。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā jì huì shuō yīngyǔ yòu huì shuō hànyǔ. [Pinyin]

   She can speak both English and Chinese.

   學習漢語發音一定要分清楚調類。 [MSC, trad.]
   学习汉语发音一定要分清楚调类。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xuéxí hànyǔ fāyīn yīdìng yào fēn qīngchǔ diàolèi. [Pinyin]

   It is essential to distinguish different tones when studying Chinese.

漢語／汉语 (hànyǔ) usually refers to spoken Chinese, however since 古代漢語／古代汉语 (gǔdài hànyǔ, “Old Chinese”) is only accessible to modern people in the written form, it can also refer to written Chinese depending on context. 漢語／汉语 (hànyǔ) can also imply 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “Standard Mandarin Chinese”), especially in the term 現代漢語／现代汉语 (xiàndài hànyǔ, “Modern Chinese”).

• 國語／国语 (guóyǔ)
• 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà)
• 中國話／中国话 (zhōngguóhuà)
• 中文 (zhōngwén)

From Middle Chinese 漢語 (MC hɑn^H ŋɨʌ^X, “Han, Chinese + speech, language”).

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) かんご [kàńgó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋɡo̞]

漢語 (hiragana かんご, rōmaji kango)

1. kango: a Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word), such as 社会 (shakai, “society”) or 共和国 (kyōwakoku, “republic”)

   Kango are usually written in kanji, and read with the on'yomi (音読み). Contrast with wago (和語)

   Antonym: 和語 (wago) (Japanese word of native Japanese origin)

2. (less commonly) the Chinese language

   Synonym: 中国語 (Chūgokugo)

3. the ancient Chinese language, the language of the Han (漢) ethnicity

• 音 (おん)読 (よ)み (on'yomi)