寮國

Chinese

		Laos; fellow-official; hut	country; state; nation
trad. (寮國)		寮	國
simp. (寮国)		寮	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liáoguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ gwok³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Liâu-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liou⁵ gog⁴ / liao⁵ gog⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liáoguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Liáoguó
    • Wade–Giles: Liao²-kuo²
    • Yale: Lyáu-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liaugwo
    • Palladius: Ляого (Ljaogo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: lìuh gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liâu-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Liâu-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liau'kog
    • IPA (Taipei): /liau²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liau²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Penang): /liau²³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liou⁵ gog⁴ / liao⁵ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liôu kok / liâu kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/, /liau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/

Proper noun

寮國

1. (Taiwan, dated in Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore) Laos (a country in Southeast Asia)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 老撾 (“Laos”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		老撾 Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, 寮國 Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	寮國
Mandarin	Malaysia	老撾, 寮國
	Singapore	老撾, 寮國
	Dagudi (Maliba)	老撾, 寮國
	Reshuitang (Longling)	老撾, 寮國
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	老撾, 寮國
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	老撾
Cantonese	Hong Kong	老撾, 寮國 now uncommon
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	寮國
	Móng Cái	老撾
	Mandalay (Taishan)	老撾
Southern Min	Xiamen	老撾
	Quanzhou	老撾
	Zhangzhou	老撾
	Penang (Hokkien)	寮國