文Writing
Pronunciation:
wen ( Putonghua, 2nd tone),
man ( Cantonese 4th tone )
meaning: language, writing
語文 ( yu wen ) = speech writing = language.
漢語 ( han yu ) = Han Speech/language = language of the Han race .
中文 ( zhong wen ) = Chinese language .
外語 ( wai yu ) = outside speech .
外文 ( wai wen ) = outside language )foreign languages.
英語 English ( ying yu ) = England transliterated language .
西語 Spanish ( xi yu ) = Spain transliterated language .
阿拉伯語 Arabic ( a la bo yu ) = Arabia transliterated language .
外語系 Students of ( wai yu xi ) = foreign languages department .
文化 study ( wen hua ) = language transform = culture .
文學 ( wen xue ) = writing study = literature .
文明 ( wen ming ) = langauge enlightenment = civilizations .
翻譯 ( fan yi ) = overturn translate = translation .
傳譯 ( chuan yi ) = transmit translate = oral interpretation .
by: raymond Mok 莫坤雄
