德國

Chinese

		Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	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

• Min Dong (BUC): Dáik-guók
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tek-kok / Tiak-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dêg⁴ gog⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): ⁴teq-koq

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• 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tet-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: ded` gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ded⁵ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /tet̚² ku̯et̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: dêd⁵ guêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /tɛt̚¹ kuɛt̚¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Dáik-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kuɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Tik-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dekkog
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiak-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Tiak-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diakkog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dêg⁴ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tek kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tek̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: ⁴teq-koq
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /təʔ³³ kʊʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

德國

1. Germany (a country in Europe; capital: Berlin)

Synonyms

• 德意志 (Déyìzhì)

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)