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Jyutping hau2 jyu5
Pinyin kǒu yǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. colloquial speech
  2. spoken language
  3. vernacular language
  4. slander
  5. gossip
  6. CL:門|门[men2]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    用聲​做​溝通​媒介​嘅​語​言​形式
    spoken language
    • 學口語一定要多聽多講,唔好怕錯。
      学口语一定要多听多讲,唔好怕错。
      hok6 hau2 jyu5 jat1 ding6 jiu3 do1 teng1 do1 gong2, m4 hou2 paa3 co3.
      To learn a spoken language, we must speak more, listen more and should not be afraid of making mistakes.
  2. 名詞
    偏向​口​頭​嘅​語​言表​達
    verbal register; colloquial speech
    • 口語一般會隨意啲。
      口语一般会随意啲。
      hau2 jyu5 jat1 bun1 wui5 ceoi4 ji3 di1.
      Colloquial speech is typically rather casual.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    colloquial
  2. noun
    colloquial speech; informal language
  3. noun, Hong-Kong, specifically
    Cantonese, as opposed to Written Vernacular Chinese
  4. verb, archaic
    to comment; to discuss; to talk; to debate
    (syn.) 商談, 申論, 言论, 議論, 磨合, 议论, 計較, 錦議, 協議, 洽談, 说, 谈判, 谈论, 谋虑, 評論, 言說, 交涉, 协议, 会谈, 會談, 比接, 商議, 言論, 讨论, 說, 商议, 商量, 說合, 磋议, 傾, 阐论, 研究, 商榷, 协商, 锦议, 計謀, 议, 评论, 協商, 言说, 申论, 评, 評, 商谈, 槌摃鐵, 槌𫼱铁, 商討, 洽谈, 商讨, 计较, 言辭, 洽商, 言辞, 談判, 討論, 磋議, 計議, 闡論, 计议, 说合, 謀慮, 議, 磋商, 倾, 接洽, 计谋, 談論
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #443
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    虽然他考得很好,他口语的汉语不见得比你的好。
    雖然他考得很好,他口語的漢語不見得比你的好。
    suī rán tā kǎo de hěn hǎo , tā kǒu yǔ de hàn yǔ bù jiàn de bǐ nǐ de hǎo 。
    • Although he did well in the exam, his spoken Chinese is not necessarily as good as yours.
    • Although he did very well on the exam, his spoken Chinese is not as good as yours.
  2. Mandarin
    这份职位要求应征者有一定的英语口语表达能力。
    這份職位要求應徵者有一定的英語口語表達能力。
    zhè fèn zhí wèi yāo qiú yìng zhēng zhě yǒu yī dìng de yīng yǔ kǒu yǔ biǎo dá néng lì 。
    • The position requires applicants to be skilled in spoken English.
  3. Mandarin
    其实,书面语我搞得相当好,但是口语中,我经常会记不起来某个字的音调。
    其實,書面語我搞得相當好,但是口語中,我經常會記不起來某個字的音調。
    qí shí , shū miàn yǔ wǒ gǎo dé xiāng dāng hǎo , dàn shì kǒu yǔ zhōng , wǒ jīng cháng huì jì bù qǐ lái mǒu gè zì de yīn diào 。
    • I'm actually relatively good at written language, but with spoken language I often can't remember the tone on some word.
  4. Mandarin
    我对口语英语更感兴趣。
    我對口語英語更感興趣。
    wǒ duì kǒu yǔ yīng yǔ gèng gǎn xìng qù 。
    • I'm more interested in spoken English.
  5. Mandarin
    我对汤姆要持之以恒地学习法语口语这件事很怀疑。
    我對湯姆要持之以恆地學習法語口語這件事很懷疑。
    wǒ duì tāng mǔ yào chí zhī yǐ héng dì xué xí fǎ yǔ kǒu yǔ zhè jiàn shì hěn huái yí 。
    • I doubt that Tom will ever learn how to speak French properly.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    活嘅语言始终系口语为主,活嘅语言通常有生勾勾嘅人喺处。
    活嘅語言始終係口語為主,活嘅語言通常有生勾勾嘅人喺處。
    wut6 ge3 jyu5 jin4 ci2 zung1 hai6 hau2 jyu5 wai4 zyu2, wut6 ge3 jyu5 jin4 tung1 soeng4 jau5 saang1 ngau1 ngau1 ge3 jan4 hai2 syu3.
    • A living language is, after all, primarily an oral language; a living language often relies on living people.
  2. Cantonese
    口语
    口語
    hau2 jyu5
    • oral language
  3. Cantonese
    学口语一定要多听多讲,唔好怕错。
    學口語一定要多聽多講,唔好怕錯。
    hok6 hau2 jyu5 jat1 ding6 jiu3 do1 teng1 do1 gong2, m4 hou2 paa3 co3.
    • To learn a spoken language, we must speak more, listen more and should not be afraid of making mistakes.
  4. Cantonese
    口语一般会随意啲。
    口語一般會隨意啲。
    hau2 jyu5 jat1 bun1 wui5 ceoi4 ji3 di1.
    • Colloquial speech is typically rather casual.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在海外华人社区的汉语方言中出现的训读,还与华人的日常口语和书面用语的严重脱节大有关联。
    在海外華人社區的漢語方言中出現的訓讀,還與華人的日常口語和書面用語的嚴重脱節大有關聯。
    zài hǎi wài huá rén shè qū de hàn yǔ fāng yán zhōng chū xiàn de xùn dú , hái yǔ huá rén de rì cháng kǒu yǔ hé shū miàn yòng yǔ de yán zhòng tuō jié dà yǒu guān lián .
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