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國音

简国音 · 繁國音

Mandarin · pinyin guó yīn

official pronunciation standard (esp. in the Republic of China in the early 20th century)

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國: Look up this written character
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–1 · guo2 yin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwok3 jam1

Cantonese word readings for 國音. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(historical) government-approved standard Chinese pronunciation; national pronunciation
(historical) government-approved standard Chinese pronunciation; national pronunciation — (Vietnamese Classical Chinese) Vietnamese; chữ Nôm
(Philippine Hokkien) Zhuyin fuhao; bopomofo

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