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Kuo-yü
‖ Kuo-yü (kuojy) Also Guoryu, Kuoyu. [Chin., lit. ‘national language’.] The name given to the Chinese ‘national tongue’, a form of Mandarin adopted for official use.1932 Guoryu [see Kuan, Kwan 1]. 1934 in Webster. 1954 Pei & Gaynor Dict. Ling. 116 Kuo-yü, the new ‘national tongue’ of China, based on...
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haw-haw
▪ I. haw-haw, int., n., and a. (ˈhɔːˈhɔː) [Echoic; cf. ha ha.] A. int. An expression of hesitation uttered repeatedly in an affected tone. Also, the representation of loud or boisterous laughter.1834 Seba Smith Maj. J. Downing's Lett. (1835) 160 ‘Major, call back Jany, and Barry, and Amos, and haw-h...
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Culture of the People's Republic of China
form of Mandarin Chinese known as Putonghua was promoted by the Central People's Government in Beijing as the lingua franca in a continuation of the Kuo-yü
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putonghua
‖ putonghua (puːtʊŋhwɑː) Also pu-, p'ut'ung-hua. [Chinese pǔtōnghuà, f. pǔtōng common + huà spoken language.] The standard spoken language now in general use throughout the People's Republic of China, based on the northern dialects, esp. that of Peking. Cf. Kuo-yü.1950 J. De Francis Nationalism & La...
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lü
‖ lü, n. (ljuː) Also liu, liuh. [Chinese l{uumlgrave}.] In ancient Chinese musical theory, a fundamental pitch; any of the twelve pitches in an untempered chromatic scale; also used attrib. to refer to (each of) a series of bamboo pipes used to produce these pitches. In Chinese, although known colle...
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mandarine
▪ I. mandarin1 (ˈmændərɪn) Also 6 mandeline, mandorijn, 7 mandarim, 7–8 mandorin, 7–9 mandarine, 8 mandareen. [a. Pg. mandarim, a. Malay mantrī, a. Hindī mantrī:—Skr. mantrin counsellor, f. mantra counsel, f. root man to think.] 1. a. Hist. A generic name for all grades of Chinese officials; there w...
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