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‖ putonghua|puːtʊŋhwɑː|
Also pu-, p'ut'ung-hua.
[Chinese pǔtōnghuà, f. pǔtōng common + huà spoken language.]
The standard spoken language now in general use throughout the People's Republic of China, based on the northern dialects, esp. that of Peking. Cf. Kuo-yü.
1950J. 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.’ 1968P. 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). 1971R. Newnham About Chinese 75 The Communists took up the [‘spoken language’] of the older ‘literary revolutionists’, renaming it pŭtōnghuà or ‘common speech’. The inspiration became firmly social. Pŭtōnghuà is now what the West generally thinks of when it speaks of ‘Mandarin’... It is adopted by all the communications media in China (the phrase ‘national language’ is not heard), while in print it is virtually standard. 1973T. R. Tregear Chinese vi. 124 The pai hua has had a profound influence since today it forms the basis of p'u t'ung hua, ‘usual words’ now in universal use throughout the land. 1976W. 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. 1978Nagel's Encycl.- Guide: China 68 A common spoken language, now known as putonghua (Common Language) was imposed throughout China. |