Kuan-hua
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Guanhua. alt-of, alternative
"But there are numerous forms of pai-hua and it was finally decided to adopt the most widely spoken kuan-hua, which foreigners translate as ‘mandarin,’ since it has long been the speech used by officials all over China, as distinct from the local dialects."
Example
More examples"But there are numerous forms of pai-hua and it was finally decided to adopt the most widely spoken kuan-hua, which foreigners translate as ‘mandarin,’ since it has long been the speech used by officials all over China, as distinct from the local dialects."
Etymology
From Mandarin 官話 /官话 (Guānhuà) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuan¹-hua⁴.
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