# 中國話
## Chinese

* 中國話

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Zhōngguóhuà
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zung$^1$ gwok$^3$ waa$^{6-2}$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-kok-ōe / tiong-kok-ōa
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dong$^1$ gog$^4$ uê$^7$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguóhuà
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguóhuà
*** Wade–Giles: Chung$^1$-kuo$^2$-hua$^4$
*** Yale: Jūng-gwó-hwà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jonggwohuah
*** Palladius: Чжунгохуа (Čžungoxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$中國化 / 中国化 中國畫 / 中国画 中國話 / 中国话
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^1$ gwok$^3$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: jūng gwok wá
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^1$ gwok$^8$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^1$ guog$^3$ wa$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ waː²²⁻³⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$中國畫 / 中国画 中國話 / 中国话
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kok-ōe
*** Tâi-lô: tiong-kok-uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diongkok'oe
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kok-ōa
*** Tâi-lô: tiong-kok-uā
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diongkok'oa
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ua²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dong$^1$ gog$^4$ uê$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong kok uē
*** Sinological IPA : /toŋ³³⁻²³ kok̚²⁻⁴ ue¹¹/

### Noun

中國話
* the Chinese language
       Nǐ huì shuō zhōngguóhuà ma? [Pinyin]
       Can you speak Chinese?
** 1936, Zhguang (之光), Sin Wenz Rhumen (新文字入門 / 新文字入门)
       Yòng lādīngzìmǔ xiě yīngguóhuà shì yīngwén, yòng tā xiě déguóhuà shì déwén, yòng tā xiě zhōngguóhuà shì zhōngwén. [Pinyin]
       Using Latin letters to write English produces English, using them to write German produces German, and using them to write Chinese produces Chinese.
** 1961, Yuen Ren Chao (趙元任 / 赵元任), Mandarin Primer (國語入門 / 国语入门), Lesson 24: An American Makes a Speech
    Swuyeu shuo de hao, “Tian bu pah, dih bu pah, jiow pah yanggoeitz shuo Jonggwo-huah.”
       Súyǔ shuō de hǎo, “Tiān bù pà, dì bù pà, jiù pà yángguǐzi shuō Zhōngguóhuà”. [Pinyin]
       The proverb has put it very well, “Heaven is not to be feared, Earth is not to be feared, but a foreign devil talking Chinese, — that is fearful!”

#### Synonyms

* 中國語 / 中国语 (Zhōngguóyǔ) (rare)
* 中文 (Zhōngwén)
* 唐儂話 / 唐侬话 (Penang Hokkien)
* 支那語 / 支那语 (zhīnàyǔ) (obsolete, often derogatory)
* 漢文 / 汉文 (Hànwén) (written Chinese)
* 漢語 / 汉语 (hànyǔ) (usually spoken Chinese)
* 華文 / 华文 (Huáwén)
* 華語文 / 华语文 (huáyǔwén) (both spoken and written)
| 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) |

#### Related terms

* 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ)
* 國語／国语 (guóyǔ)
* 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà)
* 中文 (Zhōngwén)