putonghua

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see also: Putonghua

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Noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of Putonghua#English|Putonghua

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Putonghua

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpuːtɔːŋˈhwɑː/

Proper noun

1. Standard Mandarin, the official language of the People's Republic of China; the common national speech of the Han nationality using Beijing pronunciation as the standard pronunciation, Beijing speech as the basic dialect, and the model writing of the modern vernacular prose as the norm for grammar.

Translations

• French: putonghua
• Russian: путунхуа́

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