法國

Chinese

	France (abbreviation)	country; state; nation
trad. (法國)	法	國
simp. (法国)	法	国
anagram	國法／国法

Etymology

From 法 (Fǎ, abbreviation of 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī), from French France) + 國／国 (guó, “country”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Fǎguó, Fàguó

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, ㄈㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Фагуй (Faguy, I-II) / Фагуә (Faguə, I-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): faat³ gwok³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): fat² gok²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Fap-koet

(Meixian, Guangdong): fab⁵ guêd⁵
Eastern Min (BUC): Huák-guók
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Hoat-kok

(Teochew, Peng'im): huab⁴ gog⁴ / huag⁴ gog⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷faq-koq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Fǎguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎguó
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-kuo²
  - Yale: fǎ-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faagwo
  - Palladius: фаго (fago)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Fàguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fàguó
  - Wade–Giles: fa⁴-kuo²
  - Yale: fà-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahgwo
  - Palladius: фаго (fago)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Фагуй (Faguy, I-II) / Фагуә (Faguə, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fa²⁴ kuei⁵¹/, /fa²⁴ kuə⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ gwok³
  - Yale: faat gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fat² gok²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fat̚⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fap-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: fab^ˋ gued^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fab⁵ gued⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /fap̚² ku̯et̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fab⁵ guêd⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /fap̚¹ kuɛt̚¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Huák-guók
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kuɔʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-kok
  - Tâi-lô: Huat-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatkog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huab⁴ gog⁴ / huag⁴ gog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huap kok / huak kok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huap̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/, /huak̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷faq-koq
  - MiniDict: fah^入 koh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴faq-koq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

法國

France (a country in Western Europe)
法國南部／法国南部 ― Fǎguó nánbù ― the South of France; Southern France

法國在美國有多少領事館？ [MSC, trad.]
法国在美国有多少领事馆？ [MSC, simp.]
Fǎguó zài Měiguó yǒu duōshao lǐngshìguǎn?
How many consulates does France have in the US?

這是我特意從法國給你們帶回來的一些資料，你們好好看看。 [MSC, trad.]
这是我特意从法国给你们带回来的一些资料，你们好好看看。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè shì wǒ tèyì cóng Fǎguó gěi nǐmen dài huílái de yīxiē zīliào, nǐmen hǎohǎo kànkàn.
These are some materials that I brought back for you from France. Please take a look.

Synonyms

(dated or poetic) 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)
(Hokkien, Teochew, obsolete) 荷蘭西／荷兰西

Derived terms

法國人／法国人 (Fǎguórén)
法國大革命／法国大革命 (Fǎguó Dàgémìng)
法國百合／法国百合 (Fǎguó bǎihé)
法國砂鍋／法国砂锅 (Fǎguó shāguō)
法國號／法国号 (fǎguóhào)
法新社 (Fǎxīnshè)
維希法國／维希法国 (Wéixī Fǎguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法國):

→ Vietnamese: Pháp Quốc (法國)

Others:

⇒ Manchu: ᡶᠠ
ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (fa gurun)
→ Zhuang: Fazgoz

Verb

法國

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of 發覺／发觉 (faat3 gok3).
法唔法國…… [Cantonese, trad.]
法唔法国…… [Cantonese, simp.]
faat³ m⁴ faat³ gwok³......
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法國

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Derived terms

Descendants

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