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Chinese
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(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
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country; state; nation
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| trad. (陰國)
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陰
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國
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| simp. (阴国)
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阴
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国
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
陰國
- (historical) the land of the Barbarians
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Literally "negative country". A pun on 英國／英国 (Yīngguó), as the first characters 英 (yīng) and 陰／阴 (yīn) are nearly or exactly homophonous in many Sinitic languages.
Proper noun
陰國
- (neologism, derogatory, slang) United Kingdom, a country in Europe