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put up to
put up with
put upon
put-upon
putamen
putative
putdown
putlog
Putonghua
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Putonghua
Pu·tong·hua [ p tawng hw ]


noun 
Definition:
 
language 
Same as  Chinese (sense 3)

[Mid-20th century. < Chinese pŭtōnghuà< pŭtōng "common" + huà "spoken language"]

Pu·tong·hua adjective
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