중국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中國語, from 中國 (“China (중국)”) + 語 (“language (어)”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕuŋɡuɡʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[중구거]
Revised Romanization? junggugeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? junggug-eo
McCune–Reischauer? chunggugŏ
Yale Romanization? cwungkwuk.e

Noun

중국어 • (junggugeo) (hanja 中國語)

  1. The Chinese language, often specifically the written language.

Synonyms
  • 중어 (中語, jung-eo)
  • 화어 (華語, hwa-eo)
  • 지나어 (支那語, jina-eo)

References
  • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “중국어”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN, page 642
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-03), “중국어”, in 표준국어대사전‎
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