Definition of 官話 (かんわ)
かんわ
官話
かんわ
kanwa
noun
1.
Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty)
2.
Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China)
Related Kanji
| 官 | bureaucrat, the government, organ |
| 話 | tale, talk |