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Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind |
country; state; nation
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| trad. (德國)
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德
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國
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| simp. (德国)
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德
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国
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| 2nd round simp.
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⿱一心国
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Etymology
From 德 (Dé, abbreviation of 德意志 (Déyìzhì), from German Deutsch) + 國／国 (guó, “country”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): Déguó
- (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Дыйгуй (Dɨyguy, I-II) / Дыйгуә (Dɨyguə, I-II)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dak1 gwok3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ak2 gok2
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): Tet-koet
- (Meixian, Guangdong): dêd5 guêd5
- Northern Min (KCR): Dă̤-gŏ
- Eastern Min (BUC): Dáik-guók
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deh6 gorh6
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): Tek-kok / Tiak-kok
- (Teochew, Peng'im): dêg4 gog4
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7teq-koq
Proper noun
德國
- Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
Synonyms
- (attributive or poetic) 德意志 (Déyìzhì)
- (obsolete) 獨逸／独逸 (Dúyì)
- (abbreviation) 德 (dé)
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