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書面語

简书面语 · 繁書面語

Mandarin · pinyin shū miàn yǔ

written language

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書: Look up this written character
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
語: Look up this written character
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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1–4–3 · shu1 mian4 yu3

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syu1 min2 jyu5

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noun

written language; formal language
(Hong Kong) Written Vernacular Chinese, the written standard language used in Hong Kong in opposition to spoken Cantonese

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