Meaning of 官话
官话 means official language; standard Mandarin (historical); bureaucratic jargon; officialese; red tape language. Pronounced guān huà.
- official language; standard Mandarin (historical)
- bureaucratic jargon; officialese; red tape language
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
,
guān官
huà话
shì是
cháo朝
tíng廷
hé和
guān官
yuán员
men们
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
yǔ语
yán言
。
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Guanhua was the language used by the imperial court and officials.
Yǔ语
yán言
xué学
yán研
jiū究
zhōng中
,
guān官
huà话
shì是
hàn汉
yǔ语
zú族
de的
yī一
gè个
zhǔ主
yào要
fēn分
zhī支
。
In linguistic studies, Guanhua is a major branch of the Sinitic languages.
Guān官
huà话
fāng方
yán言
fù覆
gài盖
le了
zhōng中
guó国
běi北
fāng方
de的
dà大
bù部
fen分
dì地
qū区
。
Guanhua dialects cover most of northern China.