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Kuo-Yü

Kuo-Yü is the alternative spelling of Guoyu.

Meaning of Guoyu

Proper noun

Guoyu

  1. The standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and colloquially in Hong Kong (along with Putonghua). In mainland China, Guoyu or Taiwan Guoyu is used to refer to Taiwanese Mandarin (standard), as opposed to mainland standard Mandarin.
  2. (historical) The language the Emperor of China spoke.

Origin of Kuo-Yü

From Wade–Giles.

Questions about Kuo-Yü

What is Kuo-Yü the alternative spelling of?
Kuo-Yü is the alternative spelling of Guoyu.

Words near Kuo-Yü in the dictionary

  1. Kunzlers
  2. Kunzman
  3. Kunzmans
  4. Kunzru
  5. Kuo
  6. Kuo-Yü
  7. kuomboka
  8. kuombokas
  9. Kuomingtang
  10. Kuomintang
  11. Kuon

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Kuo-Yü (page history and authors); Guoyu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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