粵

中zung1華waa4

simp中华
zung1 waa4Zhōng huá

English

  1. Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1 hua2 wen2 hua4] "Chinese culture")
  2. used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2]
  3. Chinese; usually used to refer to the cultural identity

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同中國呢個文化概念有關嘅

Examples

  • 几近失传的中华礼仪用语。

    Nearly lost Chinese etiquette terms.

    Tatoeba · Ivanovb CC BY

  • 中国,全名中华人民共和国,位于亚洲东部,太平洋西岸。

    China, otherwise known as the People's Republic of China, is located in east Asia, on the western coast of the Pacific ocean.

    Tatoeba · szilviez CC BY

  • 中華民族

    the Chinese nation

  • 中華料理

    Chinese cuisine

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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