Putonghua is a synonym of guoyu.
As proper nouns the difference between guoyu and putonghua
is that 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 while Putonghua is putonghua (Pǔtōnghuà); the official language of the People's Republic of China; the common national speech of Han nationality using Beijing pronunciation as the standard pronunciation, using Beijing speech as the basic dialect, and using the model writing of the modern vernacular prose as the norm of grammar, is called Putonghua.
As a noun putonghua is
alternative case form of Putonghua|lang=en.
guoyu
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
(
wikipedia Guoyu)
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.
Synonyms
* (standardized spoken Chinese) Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Standard Mandarin, Standard Spoken Chinese, Standard Chinese, Putonghua
putonghua
English
(Putonghua)
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
Putonghua (); the official language of the People's Republic of China; the common national speech of Han nationality using Beijing pronunciation as the standard pronunciation, using Beijing speech as the basic dialect, and using the model writing of the modern vernacular prose as the norm of grammar, is called Putonghua
See also
* Standard Chinese
* Standard Mandarin
* Standard Spoken Chinese
* Mandarin
* Mandarin Chinese
* Guoyu
* Huayu
* Hanyu
* Zhongwen
