# 國語
## Chinese

* 國語 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 國語 (Cantonese)
* Kok-gí (Southern Min)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): guóyǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwok$^3$ jyu$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gok$^2$ ngui$^{4*}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): guet$^6$ 'nyy$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): koet-ngî
    (Hailu, HRS): gued ngi$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): guók-ngṳ̄
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-gú / kok-gír / kok-gí / kok-ú
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$koq-gniu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guóyǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guóyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: kuo$^2$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: gwó-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwoyeu
*** Palladius: гоюй (gojuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯ɔ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gwok$^3$ jyu$^5$
*** Yale: gwok yúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gwok$^8$ jy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: guog$^3$ yu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷɔːk̚³ jyː¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gok$^2$ ngui$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔk̚⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: guet$^6$ 'nyy$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuɛt̚⁵ ˈn̠ʲy²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: koet-ngî
*** Hakka Romanization System: gued$^ˋ$ ngi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gued$^5$ ngi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ku̯et̚² ŋi²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gued ngi$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kuet⁵⁻² ŋi⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: guók-ngṳ̄
*** Sinological IPA : /kuoʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋy³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-gú
*** Tâi-lô: kok-gú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kokguo
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-gír
*** Tâi-lô: kok-gír
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Kaohsiung, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-gí
*** Tâi-lô: kok-gí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kokgie
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-ú
*** Tâi-lô: kok-ú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kok'uo
*** IPA (Penang): /kɔk̚³⁻⁴ u⁴⁴⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$koq-gniu
*** MiniDict: koh$^入$ nyu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$koq-nyy
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

### Noun

國語
* national language; language specific to or of official usage in a nation
** (chiefly Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, colloquial in Hong Kong, dated in Mainland China, obsolete in Malaysia) Mandarin Chinese; Standard Chinese
    你會說國語嗎？／你会说国语吗？ ― Nǐ huì shuō guóyǔ ma? ― Do you speak Mandarin?
** (usually in contrast with 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “mainland Chinese Mandarin”)) Taiwanese Mandarin; Guoyu
** (Malaysia) Malay, the national language of Malaysia
** (historical) under conquest dynasties founded by non-Han groups, the language of the conquering ethnic group: Khitan under the Liao, Mongol under the Yuan, Manchu under the Qing, etc.
** (Korean Classical Chinese) Korean
** (Vietnamese Classical Chinese) Vietnamese

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 國語, 中文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 華語, 華文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 華語, 華文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 中國話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 普通話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Oudomxay | 中國話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 普通話, 普語 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 國語, 普通話 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 普通話 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 普通話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 華語 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 華語 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 普通話, 國語 dated |
| Gan | Nanchang | 國語 dated |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 華語 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 華語 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 華語 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 華語 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 華語 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 華語 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 普通話, 國語 dated |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 華文 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 普通話, 國語 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 普通話 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 國語 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 普通話 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 華語, 國語 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 華語, 唐儂話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 華語, 唐儂話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 國語, 國語話, 華語, 普通話 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 普通話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 普通話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 普通話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 普通話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 華語, 唐儂話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 普通閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 普通閒話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 普通閒話 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (not particular region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (not particular region identified) |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 馬來語, 馬來文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 馬來語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語, 巫文, 國語, 國文 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 馬來語, 馬來話, 馬來文, 巫語 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬拉話, 馬拉文 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬拉話 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 番仔話, 番仔 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 馬來話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 番囝話 |

#### Derived terms

* 先達國語 / 先达国语 (Xiāndá guóyǔ)
* 國語文 / 国语文
* 國語會 / 国语会
* 國語注音符號第二式 / 国语注音符号第二式 (Guóyǔ Zhùyīn Fúhào Dì'èr Shì)
* 國語羅馬字 / 国语罗马字 (Guóyǔ Luómǎzì)
* 臺灣國語 / 台湾国语

#### Related terms

* 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ)
* 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà)
* 中國話／中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)
* 中文 (Zhōngwén)
* 華語／华语 (Huáyǔ)

### Proper noun

國語
* Discourses of the States (a text from the Spring and Autumn period)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 國 | 語 |
| こく Jinmeiyō | ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 國語 – see the following entry. :
| 【国語こくご】 | [noun] a language; a national language [noun] (specifically) the Japanese language [noun] Mandarin; Standard Mandarin (Guoyu) |
(This term, 國語, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 國 | 語 |

### Noun

國語 • (gugeo) (hangeul 국어)
* hanja form of 국어 (“national language; Korean”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 國 | 語 |

### Noun

國語
* chữ Hán form of quốc ngữ (“national language, the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Roman alphabet”).

#### See also

* 字儒/𡨸儒 (chữ Nho)
* 字喃/𡨸喃 (chữ Nôm)