Original phonetic: zung1 man2:zung1 man4
喺現代中國同鄰近國家用,語言學上有關聯、傳統上#漢字 書寫嘅語言、文字嘅統稱,可以包括由上古至現代多種書面文體同#口語 分支,但係唔包括借用漢字書寫嘅東亞語言(日文、韓文、越南文、壯文);#華語、#華文 (Chinese language; Chinese / Sinitic languages; a collective term that refers to a group of linguistically related written and spoken languages used in China and nearby countries, traditionally written in Chinese characters (a.k.a. Honzi / Hanzi / Hanja / Kanji / Hán Tự / Sawndip) from ancient times to the present day, excluding East Asian languages that have borrowed the characters at some point, such as Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Vahcuengh)
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有時會專指某一隻口語,例如喺香港會專指廣東話 (sometimes referring to a particular spoken language such as, in Hong Kong, Cantonese)
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講咩嘢英文啫,講中文啦!
gong2 me1 je5 jing1 man2 zek1, gong2 zung1 man2 laa1!
Why use English? Speak Cantonese!