Meanings
proper noun
alternative Kuan-hua
- Mandarin, group of Northern Chinese dialects including Standard Mandarin (Putonghua).
Synonyms: Beifanghua
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounMandarin, group of Northern Chinese dialects including Standard Mandarin (Putonghua).
Similar
Beifanghua
Origin
- Mandarin官話 /官话
- EnglishGuanhua
Borrowed from Mandarin 官話 /官话 (Guānhuà).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 官話 /官话
- 官話 /官话language
Chinese Mandarin 官話 /官话, 北方話 /北方话
- 官話 /官话 (guānhuà)language
- 北方話 /北方话 (běifānghuà)language
Russian гуаньхуа́
- гуаньхуа́ (guanʹxuá)language
Vietnamese Quan thoại
- Quan thoạilanguage
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APA
Guanhua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guanhua
MLA
“Guanhua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guanhua. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guanhua,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guanhua.
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