中文

See also: 𪯡

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (中文)		中	文
anagram		文中

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Zhōngwén

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄨㄣˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җунвын (žunvɨn, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ man^4-2 / zung¹ man⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Chûng-vùn

(Hailu, HRS): zhung^ˋ vun

(Meixian, Guangdong): zung¹ vun²
Eastern Min (BUC): Dṳ̆ng-ùng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): doeng¹ mong² / dyoeng¹ muong²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-bûn

(Teochew, Peng'im): dong¹ bhung⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tson-ven

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongwún
  - Wade–Giles: Chung¹-wên²
  - Yale: Jūng-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongwen
  - Palladius: Чжунвэнь (Čžunvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җунвын (žunvɨn, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ vəŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ man^4-2 / zung¹ man⁴
  - Yale: jūng mán / jūng màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ man^4-2 / dzung¹ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ men^4-2 / zung¹ men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

Note: zung1 man4 - attributive.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-vùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˊ vun^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ vun²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ vun¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhung^ˋ vun
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ vun⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zung¹ vun²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋun¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Dṳ̆ng-ùng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyŋ⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋuŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng¹ mong² [Phonetic: doeng⁵ mong²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: De̤ng-meóng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ mɔŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dyoeng¹ muong² [Phonetic: dyoeng⁵ muong²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ muoŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: Tiong-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongbuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dong¹ bhung⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong bûng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson-ven
  - MiniDict: tson^平 ven
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson-ven
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ vən²¹/

Noun

中文

Chinese (language)
我中文名唔好聽。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我中文名唔好听。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ zung¹ man^4-2 meng^4-2 m⁴ hou² teng¹. [Jyutping]
My Chinese name sounds terrible.
1. written Chinese
  以中文書寫的文章 [MSC, trad.]
  以中文书写的文章 [MSC, simp.]
  yǐ Zhōngwén shūxiě de wénzhāng [Pinyin]
  an article written in Chinese
  
  佢喺美國大，唔識睇中文。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  佢喺美国大，唔识睇中文。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  keoi⁵ hai² mei⁵ gwok³ daai⁶, m⁴ sik¹ tai² zung¹ man^4-2. [Jyutping]
  He grew up in the United States and can't read Chinese.
2. spoken Chinese, including all dialects and varieties
  中文授課／中文授课 ― Zhōngwén shòukè ― to teach in Chinese
  
  你說中文嗎？／你说中文吗？ ― Nǐ shuō Zhōngwén ma? ― Do you speak Chinese?
(Mainland China, Taiwan, proscribed) Mandarin
(Hong Kong, Macau) Cantonese

Synonyms

(Chinese language):

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中國話 / 中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)
中國語 / 中国语 (Zhōngguóyǔ) (rare)
唐儂話 / 唐侬话 (Penang Hokkien)
支那語 / 支那语 (zhīnàyǔ) (obsolete, often derogatory)
漢文 / 汉文 (Hànwén) (written Chinese)
漢語 / 汉语 (Hànyǔ)
華文 / 华文 (Huáwén)
華語文 / 华语文 (huáyǔwén) (both spoken and written)

(Mandarin):

Dialectal synonyms of 普通話 (“Modern Standard Chinese; Putonghua”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	國語, 中文
	Malaysia	華語, 華文
	Singapore	華語, 華文
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	中國話
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	普通話
Southwestern Mandarin	Oudomxay	中國話
Cantonese	Guangzhou	普通話, 普語
	Hong Kong	國語, 普通話
	Macau	普通話
	Nanning	普通話
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	華語
	Singapore (Guangfu)	華語
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	普通話, 國語 dated
Gan	Nanchang	國語 dated
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	華語
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	華語
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	華語
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	華語
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	華語
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	華語
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	普通話, 國語 dated
Eastern Min	Sitiawan (Gutian)	華文
Southern Min	Xiamen	普通話, 國語 dated
	Quanzhou	普通話
	Jinjiang	國語
	Zhangzhou	普通話
	Tainan	華語, 國語 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	華語, 唐儂話
	Singapore (Hokkien)	華語, 唐儂話
	Manila (Hokkien)	國語, 國語話, 華語, 普通話
	Longyan	普通話
	Chaozhou	普通話
	Shantou	普通話
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	普通話
	Singapore (Teochew)	華語, 唐儂話
Wu	Shanghai	普通閒話
	Suzhou	普通閒話
	Ningbo	普通閒話
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(Cantonese):

Dialectal synonyms of 廣東話 (“(Standard) Cantonese”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		廣東話, 廣府話, 廣州話, 粵語
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	廣東話, 粵語
	Malaysia	廣東話
	Singapore	廣東話
Southwestern Mandarin	Kunming	廣話
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	白話
Cantonese	Guangzhou	白話, 廣州話, 廣府話, 粵語, 省城話 dated
	Hong Kong	廣東話, 粵語, 中文, 本地話, 廣府話 dated or technical
	Macau	廣東話, 中文
	Taishan	白話, 廣州話
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	廣府話, 廣東話
	Singapore (Guangfu)	廣府話, 廣東話
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	廣東話, 中文, 唐話, 白話
	Mandalay (Taishan)	省城話
Hakka	Meixian	廣府話
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	廣州話, 白話, 省城話 dated
	Hong Kong	本地話, 白話
	Kuching (Hepo)	廣東話
Southern Min	Xiamen	廣州話, 廣東話
	Penang (Hokkien)	廣府話, 廣東話
	Singapore (Hokkien)	廣府話
	Manila (Hokkien)	廣東話, 鄉親話
	Chaozhou	廣州話, 廣東話, 粵語
	Shantou	廣府話, 廣州話, 白話
	Jieyang	白話, 省城話
	Haifeng	白話
	Singapore (Teochew)	廣府話
	Leizhou	客話
Wu	Shanghai	廣東閒話
	Suzhou	廣東閒話
	Ningbo	廣東閒話

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “Chinese language”): 外文 (wàiwén)

Derived terms

中文內碼 / 中文内码
中文房間 / 中文房间 (zhōngwén fángjiān)
中文資訊交換碼 / 中文资讯交换码
中文輸入法 / 中文输入法
中文電腦 / 中文电脑
倉頡中文碼 / 仓颉中文码
全中文
正體中文 / 正体中文
簡體中文 / 简体中文 (jiǎntǐ zhōngwén)
繁體中文 / 繁体中文 (fántǐ zhōngwén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (中文):

→ Japanese: 中文(ちゅうぶん) (chūbun)
→ Korean: 중문(中文) (jungmun)
→ Vietnamese: Trung văn (中文)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	文
ちゅう Grade: 1	ぶん Grade: 1
on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 中文 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH mjun).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちゅうぶん [chùúbúń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːbɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

中(ちゅう)文(ぶん) • (chūbun)

a text written in Chinese
abbreviation of 中国文学 (chūgoku bungaku, “Chinese literature”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	文

Noun

中文 • (jungmun) (hangeul 중문)

hanja form^? of 중문 (“written work in Modern Standard Chinese”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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