現代漢語

Chinese

		modern times; modern; contemporary	Han speech; the Chinese language; the language of the Han Chinese
trad. (現代漢語)		現代	漢語
simp. (现代汉语)		现代	汉语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàndài hànyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jin⁶ doi⁶ hon³ jyu⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen⁵ oi⁵ hon¹ ngui⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàndài hànyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàndài hànyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-tai⁴ han⁴-yü³
    • Yale: syàn-dài hàn-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannday hannyeu
    • Palladius: сяньдай ханьюй (sjanʹdaj xanʹjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁶ doi⁶ hon³ jyu⁵
    • Yale: yihn doih hon yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ doi⁶ hon³ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶ doi⁶ hon³ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² tɔːi̯²² hɔːn³³ jyː¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yen⁵ oi⁵ hon¹ ngui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jen³² ᵘɔi³² hᵘɔn³³ ᵑɡui²¹/

Noun

現代漢語

1. Modern Chinese

Usage notes

Usually implies 普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà, “Standard Mandarin Chinese”).

Antonyms

• 古代漢語／古代汉语 (gǔdài hànyǔ)