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Sinophone

Sinophone, which means "Chinese-speaking", typically refers to an individual who speaks at least one variety of Chinese (that is, one of the Sinitic languages). Academic writers often use the term Sinophone in two definitions: either specifically "Chinese-speaking populations where it is a minority language, excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau…

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Bopomofo
ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄢ · ㄘㄠ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄜˇ
Hanyu Pinyin
Hànyǔquān · cāo Hànyǔzhě
IPA
[xân.ỳ.tɕʰɥɛ́n] · [hɔn˧.jy˩˧.hyn˥] · [tsʰáʊ xân.ỳ.ʈʂɤ̀] · [tsʰɔw˥ hɔn˧.jy˩˧.tsɛ˧˥]
Jyutping
hon3 jyu5 hyun1 · cou1 hon3 jyu5 ze2
Literal meaning
Han language circle · Han language-speaking person(s)
Simplified Chinese
汉语圈 · 操汉语者

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Sinophone

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples223
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
Components1

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Sinophone

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related to General references · 123
Sinophone → Academia Sinica, An Introduction, Andrea, Archived, Asia, Asiatic Studies, Australia Newsletter, Bachner, Barmé, Brian Bernards, Brill, California Press, Cambria Press, Cambria Sinophone World Series, Cambridge History, Centre National, Chien-hsin Tsai, China Heritage Quarterly, Chinese, Chinese Diaspora
related to Statistics · 20
Sinophone → Below, Cantonese, Chinese, Chinese-speaking, Ethnologue, Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, Jin, Mandarin, Min Bei, Min Dong, Min Nan, Other, Pu-Xian Min, Sinophones, The, Wu, Xiang, Yue
related to Etymology · 18
Sinophone → Anglophone, Australia National University, Barmé, By, China, China-originated, Chinese, Chinese-speaking, Edward McDonald, Francophone, Geremie Barmé, Pacific, Shih, Shu-mei Shih, Sino, Sinology, The, UCLA
related to As a foreign language · 17
Sinophone → Besides, Cantonese, China, Chinese, East, English, French, German, Hong Kong, Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Overseas Chinese, Southeast Asia, Spanish, Western, While, With
related to Usages · 5
Sinophone → Authors, Chinese-speaking, English, In, Shu-mei Shih
IPA · 4
Sinophone → [hɔn˧.jy˩˧.hyn˥], [tsʰáʊ xân.ỳ.ʈʂɤ̀], [tsʰɔw˥ hɔn˧.jy˩˧.tsɛ˧˥], [xân.ỳ.tɕʰɥɛ́n]
related to External links · 4
Sinophone → December, Diasporic Writings, Globalizing Modern Chinese Literature, Harvard University
related to Academic meanings · 3
Sinophone → Recent, Sinology, The
related to General meanings · 3
Sinophone → Chinese-speaking, Greater China, The Wiktionary
Bopomofo · 2
Sinophone → ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄢ, ㄘㄠ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄜˇ

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chinese language china chinese-speaking mandarin world literature languages official cantonese shih communities english 2012 variety diaspora taiwan singapore 2011 shu-mei

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SinophoneBopomofoㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄢ1.00infobox
SinophoneBopomofoㄘㄠ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄜˇ1.00infobox
SinophoneHanyu PinyinHànyǔquān1.00infobox
SinophoneHanyu Pinyincāo Hànyǔzhě1.00infobox
SinophoneIPA[xân.ỳ.tɕʰɥɛ́n]1.00infobox
SinophoneIPA[hɔn˧.jy˩˧.hyn˥]1.00infobox
SinophoneIPA[tsʰáʊ xân.ỳ.ʈʂɤ̀]1.00infobox
SinophoneIPA[tsʰɔw˥ hɔn˧.jy˩˧.tsɛ˧˥]1.00infobox
SinophoneJyutpinghon3 jyu5 hyun11.00infobox
SinophoneJyutpingcou1 hon3 jyu5 ze21.00infobox
SinophoneLiteral meaningHan language circle1.00infobox
SinophoneLiteral meaningHan language-speaking person(s)1.00infobox
SinophoneSimplified Chinese汉语圈1.00infobox
SinophoneSimplified Chinese操汉语者1.00infobox
SinophoneTraditional Chinese漢語圈1.00infobox
SinophoneTraditional Chinese操漢語者1.00infobox
SinophoneTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHànyǔquānBopomofoㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄑㄩㄢWade–GilesHan4-yü3-ch'üan1IPA[xân.ỳ.tɕʰɥɛ́n]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationHonyúhyūnJyutpinghon3 jyu5 hyu…1.00infobox
SinophoneTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu Pinyincāo HànyǔzhěBopomofoㄘㄠ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄜˇWade–Gilests'ao1 Han4-yu3-che3IPA[tsʰáʊ xân.ỳ.ʈʂɤ̀]Yue: CantoneseYale Romanizationchōu HonyúhjéJyu…1.00infobox
SinophoneWade–GilesHan4-yü3-ch'üan11.00infobox
SinophoneWade–Gilests'ao1 Han4-yu3-che31.00infobox
SinophoneYale RomanizationHonyúhyūn1.00infobox
SinophoneYale Romanizationchōu Honyúhjé1.00infobox
Sinophoneis adominant vis-à-vis their indigenous populations0.90text

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