民國
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Chinese
| the people; nationality; citizen | country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (民國) | 民 | 國 | |
| simp. (民国) | 民 | 国 | |
| anagram | 國民／国民 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): min2 gue2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мингуй (minguy, I-II)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): man4 gwok3
- Gan (Wiktionary): min4 guet6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-koet
- Jin (Wiktionary): ming1 gueh6
- Eastern Min (BUC): mìng-guók
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6min-koq
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): min2 gue6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mínguó
- Wade–Giles: min2-kuo2
- Yale: mín-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingwo
- Palladius: миньго (minʹgo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /min³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: min2 gue2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mingue
- Sinological IPA (key): /min²¹ kuɛ²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мингуй (minguy, I-II)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ²⁴ kuei⁵¹/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: man4 gwok3
- Yale: màhn gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: man4 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: men4 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: min4 guet6
- Sinological IPA (key): /min³⁵ kuɛt̚⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-koet
- Hakka Romanization System: minˇ gued`
- Hagfa Pinyim: min2 gued5
- Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: ming1 gueh6
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /mĩŋ¹¹ kuəʔ²/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: mìng-guók
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ (k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: min2 gue6
- Sinological IPA (key): /min¹³ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴/
- (Changsha)
Noun
民國
Usage notes
- 民國／民国 (mínguó) is usually used to refer to the pre-1949 Republic of China, its modern counterpart, or the Republic of Korea. For other republics, 共和國／共和国 (gònghéguó) is used.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Peranakan Indonesian: binkok
- → Solon: irḡeng gurung (calque)
- → Manchu: ᡳᡵᡤᡝᠨ
ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (irgen gurun) (calque)
Proper noun
民國
- Short for 中華民國／中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó, “Republic of China”).
- (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Republic of China during 1912–1949 before its retreat to Taiwan
- the Republic of China era (a Chinese era name; the era beginning with the founding of the Republic of China in 1912)
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 民 | 國 |
| みん Grade: 4 |
こく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 民國 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 民國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 民 | 國 |
Noun
Okinawan
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 民 | 國 |
| みん Grade: 4 |
くく Jinmeiyō |
Noun
民國 (minkuku)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 民 | 國 |
Noun
民國
Zhuang
Noun
民國