官话 (guān huà) — Mandarin (the standard Chinese language, especially in historical context); bureaucratic jargon, officialese
Definition
Historically, the prestige Mandarin dialect used by officials — the ancestor of modern standard Mandarin. Colloquially, it means stiff 'officialese' / bureaucratic jargon.
noun
Mandarin (the standard Chinese language, especially in historical context)bureaucratic jargonofficialese
Examples
- 官话。Míng qīng shí qī de guān huà yǐ běi jīng yīn wèi biāo zhǔn.The Mandarin of the Ming and Qing dynasties was based on the Beijing pronunciation.
- 官话，。Zhè piān bào gào quán shì guān huà, méi shén me shí jì nèi róng.This report is full of bureaucratic jargon and has little real content.
- 官话。Xué xí guān huà duì liǎo jiě zhōng guó lì shǐ hěn yǒu bāng zhù.Learning Mandarin is very helpful for understanding Chinese history.
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