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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