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普通話

pou2 tung1 waa6*2

pu3 tong1 hua4

putonghua; China's national language; standard Chinese pronunciation; [lit] common speech

synonyms: (Taiwan) 國語 (Mandarin), (Singapore) 華語, (archaic) 官話

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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,650,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

普通話 / 普通话

This word was added by tym on 5th Aug 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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普 pou2 pu3 - universal, general
通 tung1 tong1 {tong4} - flow easily; smooth; move
話 waa6 waa6*2 hua4 - speech; words; sayings

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