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口語

口語

See also: 口语

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	dialect; language; speech dialect; language; speech; tell to
trad. (口語)		口	語
simp. (口语)		口	语

Adjective

口語

colloquial

Noun

口語

colloquial speech; informal language

Antonyms

書面語／书面语 (shūmiànyǔ, “written language, formal language”)

Derived terms

口語化／口语化 (kǒuyǔhuà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	語
こう Grade: 1	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

口語 ‎(hiragana こうご, romaji kōgo)

colloquial language

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǒuyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² jyu⁵
Min Nan (POJ): kháu-gú / khió-gír / kháu-gí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒuyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koouyeu
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² jyu⁵
  - Yale: háu yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² jy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jyː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gú
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'guo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-gír
  - Tâi-lô: khió-gír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ gɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gí
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ gi⁴¹/