德國

Chinese

	Germany	country; state; nation
trad. (德國)	德	國
simp. (德国)	德	国
2nd round simp.	⿱一心国

Etymology

From 德 (Dé, abbreviation of 德意志 (Déyìzhì), from German Deutsch) + 國／国 (guó, “country”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Déguó

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Дыйгуй (Dɨyguy, I-II) / Дыйгуә (Dɨyguə, I-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dak¹ gwok³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ak² gok²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Tet-koet

(Meixian, Guangdong): dêd⁵ guêd⁵
Northern Min (KCR): Dă̤-gŏ
Eastern Min (BUC): Dáik-guók
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deh⁶ gorh⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Tek-kok / Tiak-kok

(Teochew, Peng'im): dêg⁴ gog⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷teq-koq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Déguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Déguó
  - Wade–Giles: Tê²-kuo²
  - Yale: Dé-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dergwo
  - Palladius: Дэго (Dɛgo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Дыйгуй (Dɨyguy, I-II) / Дыйгуә (Dɨyguə, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tei²⁴ kuei⁵¹/, /tei²⁴ kuə⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak¹ gwok³
  - Yale: dāk gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ak² gok²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ak̚⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tet-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ded^ˋ gued^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ded⁵ gued⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tet̚² ku̯et̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: dêd⁵ guêd⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tɛt̚¹ kuɛt̚¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Dă̤-gŏ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛ²⁴ ko²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Dáik-guók
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kuɔʔ²⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: deh⁴ gorh⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Deh-go̤h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² kɒʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: deh⁷ gorh⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ²⁻⁴ kɒʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-kok
  - Tâi-lô: Tik-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dekkog
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiak-kok
  - Tâi-lô: Tiak-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diakkog
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dêg⁴ gog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tek kok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tek̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷teq-koq
  - MiniDict: teh^入 koh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴teq-koq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /təʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

德國

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)
- 1878, 李圭, 環遊地球新錄, volume 1, page 42:
  
  惟酒甚佳，皆葡萄佳果所釀。如德國來因河之白酒，法國香冰酒、紅酒，葡萄牙國舍利酒，久已聞名中土，而索值甚奢，非寒素所可沽飲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  惟酒甚佳，皆葡萄佳果所酿。如德国来因河之白酒，法国香冰酒、红酒，葡萄牙国舍利酒，久已闻名中土，而索值甚奢，非寒素所可沽饮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Wéi jiǔ shèn jiā, jiē pútáo jiā guǒ suǒ niàng. Rú Déguó Láiyīnhé zhī báijiǔ, Fǎguó xiāngbīngjiǔ, hóngjiǔ, Pútáoyá guó shèlìjiǔ, jiǔ yǐ wénmíng zhōngtǔ, ér suǒ zhí shèn shē, fēi hánsù suǒ kě gū yǐn. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

(attributive or poetic) 德意志 (Déyìzhì)
(obsolete) 獨逸／独逸 (Dúyì)
(abbreviation) 德 (dé)

Meronyms

Derived terms

德國人 / 德国人 (Déguórén)
德國碎肉香腸 / 德国碎肉香肠 (Déguó suìròu xiāngcháng)
德國馬克 / 德国马克 (Déguó mǎkè)
德國骨科 / 德国骨科 (Déguó gǔkē)
德國麻疹 / 德国麻疹 (Déguó mázhěn)
民主德國 / 民主德国 (Mínzhǔdéguó)
納粹德國 / 纳粹德国 (Nàcuì Déguó)
聯邦德國 / 联邦德国 (Liánbāngdéguó)