粗话 粗話 cū huà vulgar language / coarse language syn 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ native language / mother tongue / (linguistics) parent language 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn 粗口 cū kǒu swear words / obscene language / foul language 藏文 zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language 文饰 文飾 wén shì to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over syn 语料 語料 yǔ liào (linguistics) language material / language data 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 传统 傳統 chuán tǒng tradition / traditional / convention / conventional / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 英语 英語 yīng yǔ English (language) 语言 語言 yǔ yán language / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3] syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 法语 法語 fǎ yǔ French (language) 西班牙语 西班牙語 xī bān yá yǔ Spanish language 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 英文 yīng wén English (language) 德语 德語 dé yǔ German (language) 俄语 俄語 é yǔ Russian (language) 脏话 髒話 zāng huà profanity / obscene language / speaking rudely syn 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 中文 zhōng wén Chinese language syn 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙語 pú táo yá yǔ Portuguese (language) 日语 日語 rì yǔ Japanese language 拉丁语 拉丁語 lā dīng yǔ Latin (language) 词汇 詞彙 cí huì vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word syn 天子 tiān zǐ the (rightful) emperor / "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) syn 长袍 長袍 cháng páo chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) / gown / robe / CL:件[jian4] syn 拉丁文 lā dīng wén Latin (language) 通用 tōng yòng to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc) / to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc) / (of two or more things) interchangeable 切口 qiè kǒu slang / argot / private language used as secret code syn 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement syn 正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine syn 外语 外語 wài yǔ foreign language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 手语 手語 shǒu yǔ sign language 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 ā lā bó yǔ Arabic (language) 西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) 正统 正統 zhèng tǒng orthodoxy / tradition / orthodox / traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate syn 德文 dé wén German (language) 荷兰语 荷蘭語 hé lán yǔ Dutch (language) 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 行话 行話 háng huà jargon / language of the trade 汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language / CL:門|门[men2] syn 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn 被窝 被窩 bèi wō (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube / (contemporary) bedding / bed cover 日文 rì wén Japanese (language) 法文 fǎ wén French language 语文 語文 yǔ wén literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) 瑞典语 瑞典語 ruì diǎn yǔ Swedish (language) 小脚 小腳 xiǎo jiǎo bound feet (traditional) syn 俄文 é wén Russian language 白话 白話 bái huà spoken language / vernacular syn 陈皮 陳皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine) 简写 簡寫 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language syn 中医 中醫 zhōng yī traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine syn 古语 古語 gǔ yǔ ancient language / old expression syn 海参崴 海參崴 hǎi shēn wǎi Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克[Fu2 la1 di2 wo4 si1 tuo1 ke4] 灯会 燈會 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance 古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject syn 三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) / (courteous language) it's my good fortune... syn 词藻 詞藻 cí zǎo rhetoric / flowery language 秽语 穢語 huì yǔ obscene language 巴利 bā lì Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon / Barry (name) / Gareth Barry (1981-), English footballer 外文 wài wén foreign language (written) syn 复读 復讀 fù dú (of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning) syn 语系 語系 yǔ xì language family 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 中古 zhōng gǔ medieval / Middle Ages / Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties / Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English) / used / second-hand 中药 中藥 zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine / CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3] syn 粤语 粵語 yuè yǔ Cantonese language 磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) syn 厢房 廂房 xiāng fáng wing (of a traditional house) / side room syn 干妈 乾媽 gān mā adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn 泰语 泰語 tài yǔ Thai (language) 韩文 韓文 hán wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language 单字 單字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language) syn 汉文 漢文 hàn wén Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn 繁体 繁體 fán tǐ traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3] syn 清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn 仕女 shì nǚ court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women syn 中国话 中國話 zhōng guó huà (spoken) Chinese language 民乐 民樂 mín yuè folk music, esp. for traditional instruments syn 狂言 kuáng yán ravings / delirious utterances / kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater) syn 正房 zhèng fáng central building (in a traditional house) / primary wife syn 官话 官話 guān huà "officialese" / bureaucratic language / Mandarin syn 七巧板 qī qiǎo bǎn tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle) 语种 語種 yǔ zhòng language type (in a classification) 农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar syn 中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn 外国语 外國語 wài guó yǔ foreign language syn 长衫 長衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao syn 叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] syn 道袍 dào páo Taoist robe / traditional men's gown syn 