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Jyutping gwok3 man4
Pinyin guó wén

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the national language (Mandarin)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、台灣
    本​國​嘅​語​文​、​文學
    a country's language and literature
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Taiwan, in Mainland China, obsolete
    Chinese language and literature (as a subject at school)
  2. noun, archaic
    the Chinese language, usually in reference to Literary or Classical Chinese
  3. noun
    language of one's own country
  4. noun, Malaysia
    the Malay language
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    学习外国文化是件有趣的事。
    學習外國文化是件有趣的事。
    xué xí wài guó wén huà shì jiàn yǒu qù de shì 。
    • It's fun to learn about foreign cultures.
  2. Mandarin
    最近,有些胡同被指定为保护区,以试图保存这方面的中国文化历史。
    最近,有些衚衕被指定為保護區,以試圖保存這方面的中國文化歷史。
    zuì jìn , yǒu xiē hú tòng bèi zhǐ dìng wèi bǎo hù qū , yǐ shì tú bǎo cún zhè fāng miàn de zhōng guó wén huà lì shǐ 。
    • More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.
  3. Mandarin
    我在大学主修美国文学。
    我在大學主修美國文學。
    wǒ zài dà xué zhǔ xiū měi guó wén xué 。
    • I majored in American literature at college.
  4. Mandarin
    他主修英国文学。
    他主修英國文學。
    tā zhǔ xiū yīng guó wén xué 。
    • He majors in English literature.
  5. Mandarin
    他去了美国读美国文学。
    他去了美國讀美國文學。
    tā qù le měi guó dú měi guó wén xué 。
    • He went to America for the purpose of studying American literature.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢唔识讲英文定系法国文。
    佢唔識講英文定係法國文。
    keoi5 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man4 ding6 hai6 faat3 gwok3 man4 。
    • They do not speak English or French.
    • She does not speak English or French.
    • He does not speak English or French.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    领略法国文化风情
    領略法國文化風情
    ling5 loek6 faat3 gwok3 man4 faa3 fung1 cing4
    • to experience French culture
  2. Cantonese
    中国文化以往对日本文化有好大影响。
    中國文化以往對日本文化有好大影響。
    zung1 gwok3 man4 faa3 ji5 wong5 deoi3 jat6 bun2 man4 faa3 jau5 hou2 daai6 jing2 hoeng2.
    • Chinese culture had a great influence on Japanese culture in the past.
  3. Cantonese
    喺中国文化入面,红色代表喜庆。
    喺中國文化入面,紅色代表喜慶。
    hai2 zung1 gwok3 man4 faa3 jap6 min6, hung4 sik1 doi6 biu2 hei2 hing3.
    • In Chinese culture, the color red represents happiness.
  4. Cantonese
    佢受过外国文化薰陶,举止行为都唔同啲。
    佢受過外國文化薰陶,舉止行為都唔同啲。
    • He was gradually shaped by western culture. He is different from us in every way.
  5. Cantonese
    喺传统英国文化,自嘲系一种谦虚表现。
    喺傳統英國文化,自嘲係一種謙虛表現。
    • In traditional British-English culture, self-deprecation is considered to be an element of modesty.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中华人民共和国文化和旅游部
    中華人民共和國文化和旅遊部
    zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó wén huà hé lǚ yóu bù
    • Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
  2. Mandarin
    陈寅恪是我国20世纪最负盛名的历史学家,同时他也被视为是中国文化托命之人。其在生前曾要求自己的著作必须以繁体竖排的形式出版,此后出版界一直遵循此意不出简体字版作品。
    陳寅恪是我國20世紀最負盛名的歷史學家,同時他也被視為是中國文化託命之人。其在生前曾要求自己的著作必須以繁體豎排的形式出版,此後出版界一直遵循此意不出簡體字版作品。
    chén yín kè shì wǒ guó 20 shì jì zuì fù shèng míng de lì shǐ xué jiā , tóng shí tā yě bèi shì wéi shì zhōng guó wén huà tuō mìng zhī rén . qí zài shēng qián céng yào qiú zì jǐ de zhù zuò bì xū yǐ fán tǐ shù pái de xíng shì chū bǎn , cǐ hòu chū bǎn jiè yī zhí zūn xún cǐ yì bù chū jiǎn tǐ zì bǎn zuò pǐn .
    • Chen Yingke is the most prestigious historian in 20ᵗʰ-century China. He is also considered the man who continued the lifeblood of Chinese culture. When he was alive, he requested that his works be published in vertical Traditional Chinese, so the publishing world respected his wishes and never published his works in Simplified Chinese.