舊中國

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

  (Pinyin): Jiùzhōngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau⁶ zung¹ gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiùzhōngguó
    • 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/
• 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/

Proper noun

舊中國

1. (Mainland China) “old China” (i.e. China before the establishment of the PRC in 1949); prerevolutionary China

Antonyms

• 新中國／新中国 (Xīnzhōngguó)