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manhua

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmænhwɑː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːnhwɑː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-wɑː/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑnhwɑ/
  • General-American: /ˈmænhwɑ/
  • General-American: /-wɑ/
  • män′hwä′
  • rhymes with -ænhwɑː
  • rhymes with -ɑːnhwɑː
  • rhymes with -ænwɑː
  • rhymes with -ɑːnwɑː
  • homophone: manhwa

1

noun

Meaning 1

A comic originating in China or Taiwan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: comics, literature, media, publishing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 漫畫 /漫画 (mànhuà), from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が) (manga). Doublet of manga and manhwa.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: manhua — Translations
  • German: Manhua — Translations
  • Indonesian: manhua — Translations
  • Portuguese: manhua — Translations
  • Russian: маньхуа́ (manʹxuá) — Translations
  • Spanish: manhua — Translations
  • Tamil: மன்ஹுவா (maṉhuvā) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: маньхуа́ (manʹxuá) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: ма́ньхва (mánʹxva) — Translations