Administer vs Guoyu - What's the difference?
administer | guoyu |
To cause to take, either by openly offering or through deceit.
* Macaulay
To apportion out.
* Spectator
* Macaulay
* Philips
To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
* Alexander Pope
To minister (to).
(legal) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.
To tender, as an oath.
* Shakespeare
The standardized spoken Chinese language, also referred to as Standard Mandarin. The term remains in common use in 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.
(historical) The language the Emperor of China spoke.
As a verb administer
is to cause to take, either by openly offering or through deceit.As a proper noun guoyu is
the standardized spoken chinese language, also referred to as standard mandarin the term remains in common use in 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.administer
English
Alternative forms
* administre (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food.
- A noxious drug had been administered to him.
- A fountain administers to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place.
- Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known.
- [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs.
- For forms of government let fools contest: / Whate'er is best administered is best.
- administering to the sick
- Swear to keep the oath that we administer .