中華人民共和國

See also: 中華人民共和国

Chinese

		China	people's republic
trad. (中華人民共和國)		中華	人民共和國
simp. (中华人民共和国)		中华	人民共和国

The People's Republic of China (claimed but unadministered territories in light green)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “A description of the origin of the term needed”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

  (Chengdu, SP): Zong¹ hua² Ren² min² Gong⁴ ho² gue²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуә (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguə, I-I-I-I-I-I-I) / Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуй (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguy, I-I-I-I-I-I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ waa⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³
• Gan (Wiktionary): zung¹ fa⁴ liin⁴ min⁴ kung⁵ fo⁴ guet⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chûng-fà Ngìn-mìn Khiung-fò-koet
• Jin (Wiktionary): zung¹ hua¹ zeng¹ ming¹ gung³ hue¹ gueh⁶
• Min Bei (KCR): Dô̤ng-uǎ Nêng-měng Gō̤ng-uǎ-gŏ
• Min Dong (BUC): Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-hôa Jîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok / Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok / Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô͘-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dong¹ hua⁵ ring⁵ ming⁵ gang⁷ hua⁵ gog⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Shanghainese): ¹tson-gho ⁶zen-min ⁶gon-wu-koq
• Xiang (Wiktionary): zhong¹ fa² ren² min² gong⁵ ho² gue⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhonghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
    • Wade–Giles: Chung¹-hua² Jên²-min² Kung⁴-ho²-kuo²
    • Yale: Jūng-hwá Rén-mín Gùng-hé-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jonghwa Renmin Gonqhergwo
    • Palladius: Чжунхуа Жэньминь Гунхэго (Čžunxua Žɛnʹminʹ Gunxɛgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵⁻⁵⁵ min³⁵⁻⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Zong¹ hua² Ren² min² Gong⁴ ho² gue²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Zungxua Rhenmin Gungxogue
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ xua²¹ zən²¹ min²¹ koŋ²¹³ xo²¹ kuɛ²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуә (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguə, I-I-I-I-I-I-I) / Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуй (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguy, I-I-I-I-I-I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ xua²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴ miŋ²⁴ kuŋ²⁴ xə²⁴ kuə²⁴/, /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ xua²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴ miŋ²⁴ kuŋ²⁴ xə²⁴ kuei²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ waa⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: jūng wàh yàhn màhn guhng wòh gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ waa⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ wa⁴ yen⁴ men⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹ kʊŋ²² wɔː²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: zung¹ fa⁴ liin⁴ min⁴ kung⁵ fo⁴ guet⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ⁴² fa³⁵ lɨn³⁵ min³⁵ kʰuŋ¹¹ fo³⁵ kuɛt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-fà Ngìn-mìn Khiung-fò-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: zung´ faˇ nginˇ minˇ kiung foˇ gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ fa² ngin² min² kiung⁴ fo² gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ fa¹¹ ɲin¹¹ min¹¹ kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ fo¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: zung¹ hua¹ zeng¹ ming¹ gung³ hue¹ gueh⁶
    • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /t͡sũŋ¹¹ xua¹¹ t͡sə̃ŋ¹¹ mĩŋ¹¹ kũŋ⁴⁵ xuɤ¹¹ kuəʔ²/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Dô̤ng-uǎ Nêng-měng Gō̤ng-uǎ-gŏ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔŋ³³ ua²¹ neiŋ³³ meiŋ²¹ kɔŋ⁵⁵ ua²¹ ko²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (no sandhi): /tyŋ⁵⁵ ^(h-)ŋua⁵³ iŋ⁵³ miŋ⁵³ kyŋ²⁴² ^(h-)ŋuo⁵³ ^(k-)uɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Jîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ Jîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaa jinbiin kioxnghoi'kog
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hua¹³ d͡ʑin¹³⁻²² bin¹³ kiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²³ ʑin²³⁻³³ bin²³ kiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaa linbiin kioxnghoi'kog
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²⁴ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴ kiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hua²⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴ kiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô͘-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hôo-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaa linbiin kioxngho'kog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ hua²⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴ kiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dong¹ hua⁵ ring⁵ ming⁵ gang⁷ hua⁵ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong huâ jîng mîng kāng huâ kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ³³⁻²³ hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ¹¹ hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wugniu: ¹tson-gho ⁶zen-min ⁶gon-wu-koq
    • Wiktionary Romanisation: ¹tson-hho ³zen-min ³gon-hhu-koq
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ɦo³³  zən²² min³³  ɡoŋ²² ɦu⁵⁵ koʔ²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: zhong¹ fa² ren² min² gong⁵ ho² gue⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³ ɸa̠¹³ ʐən¹³ min¹³ kʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ xo¹³ kuɤ̞²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən³³ ɸa̠¹³ ʐən¹³ min¹³ kən²¹⁻¹¹ xo¹³ kuɤ̞²⁴/

Proper noun

中華人民共和國

1. People's Republic of China (the official name of China)

   1949年，毛澤東主席宣告中華人民共和國成立。 [MSC, trad.]
   1949年，毛泽东主席宣告中华人民共和国成立。 [MSC, simp.]

   1949 nián, Máo Zédōng zhǔxí xuāngào Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó chénglì. [Pinyin]

   In 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (中華人民共和國):

• → Japanese: 中(ちゅう)華(か)人(じん)民(みん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku)
• → Korean: 중화인민공화국(中華人民共和國) (Junghwainmin'gonghwaguk)

Others:

• → Bouyei: Zungyhuaf Renfminf Gungqhofguef
• → Hlai: Dongxhwax Naengsmiens Gong'hwasgok
• → Zhuang: Cunghvaz Yinzminz Gunghozgoz
• → Vietnamese: Cộng hoà Nhân dân Trung Hoa (calque)

See also

• 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”)
• 中華民國／中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó, “Republic of China / Taiwan”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	華	人	民	共	和	國
ちゅう Grade: 1	か Grade: S	じん Grade: 1	みん Grade: 4	きょう Grade: 4	わ Grade: 3	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)華(か)人(じん)民(みん)共(きょう)和(わ)國(こく) • (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 中華人民共和国: People's Republic of China

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	華	人	民	共	和	國

Proper noun

中華人民共和國 • (Junghwainmin'gonghwaguk) (hangeul 중화인민공화국)

1. Hanja form^? of 중화인민공화국 (“People's Republic of China”).