# 中文
## Chinese

* 中文 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 中文 (Cantonese)
* 中文 (Classical)
* 中文 (Gan)
* Chûng-vùn (Hakka)
* Tiong-bûn (Southern Min)
* 中文 (Wu)
* Written Chinese (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): Zhōngwén
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җунвын (žunvɨn, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zung$^1$ man$^{4-2}$ / zung$^1$ man$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Chûng-vùn
    (Hailu, HRS): zhung$^ˋ$ vun
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zung$^1$ vun$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Dṳ̆ng-ùng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): doeng$^1$ mong$^2$ / dyeng$^1$ muong$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-bûn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dong$^1$ bhung$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tson-ven
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngwén
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongwún
*** Wade–Giles: Chung$^1$-wên$^2$
*** Yale: Jūng-wén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongwen
*** Palladius: Чжунвэнь (Čžunvɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җунвын (žunvɨn, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ vəŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^1$ man$^{4-2}$ / zung$^1$ man$^4$
*** Yale: jūng mán / jūng màhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^1$ man$^{4-2}$ / dzung$^1$ man$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^1$ men$^{4-2}$ / zung$^1$ men$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-vùn
*** Hakka Romanization System: zung$^ˊ$ vun$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zung$^1$ vun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ vun¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhung$^ˋ$ vun
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ vun⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zung$^1$ vun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋun¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Dṳ̆ng-ùng
*** Sinological IPA : /tyŋ⁵⁵ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋuŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng$^1$ mong$^2$ [Phonetic: doeng$^5$ mong$^2$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: De̤ng-meóng
*** Sinological IPA : /tœŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ mɔŋ¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dyeng$^1$ muong$^2$ [Phonetic: dyeng$^5$ muong$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tyøŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ muoŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-bûn
*** Tâi-lô: Tiong-bûn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diongbuun
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dong$^1$ bhung$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong bûng
*** Sinological IPA : /toŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tson-ven
*** MiniDict: tson$^平$ ven
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tson-ven
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ vən²¹/

### Noun

中文
* Chinese (language)
       ngo$^5$ zung$^1$ man$^{4-2}$ meng$^{4-2}$ m$^4$ hou$^2$ teng$^1$. [Jyutping]
       My Chinese name sounds terrible.
** written Chinese
       yǐ Zhōngwén shūxiě de wénzhāng [Pinyin]
       an article written in Chinese
       keoi$^5$ hai$^2$ mei$^5$ gwok$^3$ daai$^6$, m$^4$ sik$^1$ tai$^2$ zung$^1$ man$^{4-2}$. [Jyutping]
       He grew up in the United States and can't read Chinese.
** spoken Chinese, including all dialects and varieties
    中文授課／中文授课 ― Zhōngwén shòukè ― to teach in Chinese
    你說中文嗎？／你说中文吗？ ― Nǐ shuō Zhōngwén ma? ― Do you speak Chinese?
* (Mainland China, Taiwan, proscribed) Mandarin
* (Hong Kong, Macau) Cantonese

#### Synonyms

* (Chinese language):
* 中國話 / 中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)
* 中國語 / 中国语 (Zhōngguóyǔ) (rare)
* 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)
* 華文 / 华文 (Huáwén)
* 華語文 / 华语文 (huáyǔwén) (both spoken and written)
* (Mandarin):
| 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) |
* (Cantonese):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 廣東話, 廣府話, 廣州話, 粵語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 廣東話, 粵語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 廣東話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 廣東話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 廣話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 白話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 白話, 廣州話, 廣府話, 粵語, 省城話 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 廣東話, 粵語, 中文, 本地話, 廣府話 dated or technical |
| Cantonese | Macau | 廣東話, 中文 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 白話, 廣州話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 廣府話, 廣東話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 廣府話, 廣東話 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 廣東話, 中文, 唐話, 白話 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 省城話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 廣府話 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 廣州話, 白話, 省城話 dated |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 本地話, 白話 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 廣東話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 廣州話, 廣東話 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 廣府話, 廣東話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 廣府話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 廣東話, 鄉親話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 廣州話, 廣東話, 粵語 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 廣府話, 廣州話, 白話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 白話, 省城話 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 白話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 廣府話 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 客話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 廣東閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 廣東閒話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 廣東閒話 |

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “Chinese language”): 外文 (wàiwén)

#### Derived terms

* 中文內碼 / 中文内码
* 中文房間 / 中文房间 (zhōngwén fángjiān)
* 中文資訊交換碼 / 中文资讯交换码
* 中文輸入法 / 中文输入法
* 中文電腦 / 中文电脑
* 倉頡中文碼 / 仓颉中文码
* 全中文
* 正體中文 / 正体中文
* 簡體中文 / 简体中文 (jiǎntǐ zhōngwén)
* 繁體中文 / 繁体中文 (fántǐ zhōngwén)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 中文(ちゅうぶん) (chūbun)
* → Korean: 중문(中文) (jungmun)
* → Vietnamese: Trung văn (中文)

#### See also

* 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ)
* 國語／国语 (guóyǔ)
* 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà)
* 中國話／中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 中 | 文 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 | ぶん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 中文 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH mjun).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ちゅうぶん [chùúbúń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [t͡ɕɨːbɯ̟̃ɴ]

### Noun

中(ちゅう)文(ぶん) • (chūbun)
* a text written in Chinese
* abbreviation of 中国文学 (chūgoku bungaku, “Chinese literature”)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
   * Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 中 | 文 |

### Noun

中文 • (jungmun) (hangeul 중문)
* hanja form of 중문 (“written work in Modern Standard Chinese”)