putonghuan.

Brit.

/ˌpuːtɒŋˈhwɑː/,

/ˌpuːtʊŋˈhwɑː/, U.S.

/ˌpuˌtɑŋˈ(h)wɑ/,

/ˌpuˌtɔŋˈ(h)wɑ/

Forms: 1900s– putonghua, 1900s– p'u-t'ung hua, 1900s– pu-t'ung hua, 1900s– p'u t'ung hua.

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese pǔtōnghuà.

Etymology: < Chinese pǔtōnghuà (Wade-Giles transcription p'u-t'ung-hua) < pǔtōng common + huà spoken language.

The standard spoken form of modern Chinese, based on the northern dialects (esp. that of Beijing). Cf. Kuo-yü n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Chinese > Mandarin > varieties of

Kuan Hua1814

wen li1887

mandarin Chinese1895

pai-hua1923

Kuo-yü1932

putonghua1950

wenyan1964

1950 J. De Francis Nationalism & Lang. Reform in China v. 94 He expressed his views..in the following statement: ‘..China now has a p'u-t'ung hua (common language) which can serve as a general standard.’

1968 P. Kratochvíl Chinese Lang. Today v. 164 This concept of the so-called pǔtōnghuà ‘Common Language’ is largely based on the latter stage of guóyǔ (the two terms guóyǔ and pǔtōnghuà are now almost synonymous).

1976 W. H. Canaway Willow-pattern War xv. 156 He spoke enough pu-t'ung hua, the Common Chinese, for Shao to give him instructions before we left.

1996 Economist 2 Mar. 67/3 Schoolchildren are taught to write a standard Chinese that is modelled upon Putonghua, the state-sponsored language of north China.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Nov. 14 Plays are put on in English, Cantonese and Putonghua, and there is a friendly bohemian-style cafe where Hong Kong's artsy set hangs out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	putonghua
释义	putonghuan. Brit. /ˌpuːtɒŋˈhwɑː/, /ˌpuːtʊŋˈhwɑː/, U.S. /ˌpuˌtɑŋˈ(h)wɑ/, /ˌpuˌtɔŋˈ(h)wɑ/ Forms: 1900s– putonghua, 1900s– p'u-t'ung hua, 1900s– pu-t'ung hua, 1900s– p'u t'ung hua. Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese pǔtōnghuà. Etymology: < Chinese pǔtōnghuà (Wade-Giles transcription p'u-t'ung-hua) < pǔtōng common + huà spoken language. The standard spoken form of modern Chinese, based on the northern dialects (esp. that of Beijing). Cf. Kuo-yü n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Chinese > Mandarin > varieties of Kuan Hua1814 wen li1887 mandarin Chinese1895 pai-hua1923 Kuo-yü1932 putonghua1950 wenyan1964 1950 J. De Francis Nationalism & Lang. Reform in China v. 94 He expressed his views..in the following statement: ‘..China now has a p'u-t'ung hua (common language) which can serve as a general standard.’ 1968 P. Kratochvíl Chinese Lang. Today v. 164 This concept of the so-called pǔtōnghuà ‘Common Language’ is largely based on the latter stage of guóyǔ (the two terms guóyǔ and pǔtōnghuà are now almost synonymous). 1976 W. H. Canaway Willow-pattern War xv. 156 He spoke enough pu-t'ung hua, the Common Chinese, for Shao to give him instructions before we left. 1996 Economist 2 Mar. 67/3 Schoolchildren are taught to write a standard Chinese that is modelled upon Putonghua, the state-sponsored language of north China. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 5 Nov. 14 Plays are put on in English, Cantonese and Putonghua, and there is a friendly bohemian-style cafe where Hong Kong's artsy set hangs out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1950
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