南國
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Chinese
| south | country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (南國) | 南 | 國 | |
| simp. (南国) | 南 | 国 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): naam4 gwok3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nàm-koet
- Eastern Min (BUC): nàng-guók
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6noe-koq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nánguó
- Wade–Giles: nan2-kuo2
- Yale: nán-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nangwo
- Palladius: наньго (nanʹgo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: naam4 gwok3
- Yale: nàahm gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nàm-koet
- Hakka Romanization System: namˇ guedˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: nam2 gued5
- Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: nàng-guók
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ (k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Wu
Noun
南國
- (historical, obsolete) states along the Yangtze and Han rivers
- 滔滔江漢，南國之紀。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tāotāo Jiānghàn, nánguó zhī jì.
- Grandly flow the Jiang and the Han,
Regulators of the southern States.
滔滔江汉，南国之纪。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- the southern part of the country; the South (of China); southland
Antonyms
Proper noun
南國
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 國 |
| なん Grade: 2 |
こく Jinmeiyō |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 國 |
Proper noun
南國