舊中國
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Chinese
| old (opposite of new); former | middle country; central country; China | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (舊中國) | 舊 | 中國 | |
| simp. (旧中国) | 旧 | 中国 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jiòujhongguó
- Wade–Giles: Chiu4-chung1-kuo2
- Yale: Jyòu-jūng-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiowjonggwo
- Palladius: Цзючжунго (Czjučžungo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau6 zung1 gwok3
- Yale: gauh jūng gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau6 dzung1 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: geo6 zung1 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
舊中國
- (Mainland China) “old China” (i.e. China before the establishment of the PRC in 1949); prerevolutionary China