PUTONGHUA


Meaning of PUTONGHUA in English

/ puːˈtʊŋhwɑː; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the standard spoken form of modern Chinese, based on the form spoken in Beijing

—compare Mandarin

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WORD ORIGIN

Chinese , literally common spoken language .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.