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Chinese
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
country; state; nation
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| trad. (上國)
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上
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國
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| simp. (上国)
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上
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国
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Pronunciation
Noun
上國
- (historical, as termed by vassal states) royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
- (literary) capital city; the capital
- (historical, Spring and Autumn period) vassal states of the Central Plain
- (literary) region west of the capital
Synonyms
- 世 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 中國／中国 (zhōngguó) (archaic)
- 公家 (gōngjiā)
- 公庭 (gōngtíng)
- 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
- 朝廷 (cháotíng)
- 王室 (wángshì)
- 王家 (wángjiā)
- 王朝 (wángcháo)
- 皇室 (huángshì)
- 皇朝 (huángcháo)
- 京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
- 京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
- 京華／京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
- 京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
- 京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
- 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
- 國都／国都 (guódū)
- 帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)
- 王京 (wángjīng) (literary, royal capital)
- 王都 (wángdū) (formal, royal capital)
- 皇州 (huángzhōu) (literary, imperial capital)
- 神州 (shénzhōu) (literary)
- 都城 (dūchéng)
- 都邑 (dūyì) (literary)
- 都門／都门 (dūmén) (literary)
- 鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
- 長安／长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)
- 首都 (shǒudū)