王國

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	country; state; nation
trad. (王國)		王	國
simp. (王国)		王	国
anagram		國王／国王

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ gwok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vòng-koet
• Min Dong (BUC): uòng-guók
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): ông-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): uang⁵ gog⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): hhuaan koq (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: wángguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanggwo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángguó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ kwɔ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: wòhng gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong² gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: uòng-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-kok
    • Tâi-lô: ông-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ongkog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uang⁵ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uâng kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: hhuaan koq (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦɯɑ̃²² kʊʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦʉɐŋ  kwək̚/

Rime
Character	王	國
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	德 (132)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	雨方切	古或切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉɐŋ/	/kwək̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷiɐŋ/	/kʷək̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuɑŋ/	/kuək̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuaŋ/	/kwək̚/
Li Rong	/ɣiuaŋ/	/kuək̚/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwaŋ/	/kuək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/iwaŋ/	/kwək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wáng	guo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wong4	gwak1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢʷaŋ  [C.q]ʷˤək/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷaŋ  kʷɯːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	王	國
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wáng	guó
Middle Chinese	‹ hjwang ›	‹ kwok ›
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷaŋ/	/*[C.q]ʷˁək/
English	king	state (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	王	國
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	12742	5547
Phonetic component	王	或
Rime group	陽	職
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	王	國
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷaŋ/	/*kʷɯːɡ/

Noun

王國

1. kingdom; realm

Derived terms

• 不丹王國／不丹王国 (Bùdān Wángguó)
• 中王國／中王国 (Zhōngwángguó)
• 大不列顛王國／大不列颠王国 (Dàbùlièdiān Wángguó)
• 寮王國／寮王国 (Liáowángguó)
• 必然王國／必然王国 (bìrán wángguó)
• 普魯士王國／普鲁士王国 (Pǔlǔshì Wángguó)

• 沙特阿拉伯王國／沙特阿拉伯王国 (Shātè Ālābó Wángguó)
• 泰王國／泰王国 (Tàiwángguó)
• 獨立王國／独立王国 (dúlì wángguó)
• 聯合王國／联合王国 (Liánhé Wángguó)
• 自由王國／自由王国 (zìyóu wángguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (王國):

• → Japanese: 王国(おうこく) (ōkoku)
• → Korean: 왕국 (王國, wangguk)
• → Vietnamese: vương quốc (王國)

Others:

• → Zhuang: vangzgoz, vuengzguek

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	國
おう Grade: 1	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

王(おう)國(こく) • (ōkoku) ^{←わうこく (waukoku)?} (kyūjitai, shinjitai 王国)

1. Kyūjitai form of 王国 (“kingdom”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
王	國

Noun

王國 • (wangguk) (hangeul 왕국)

1. Hanja form^? of 왕국 (“kingdom”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
王	國

Noun

王國

1. Hán tự form of vương quốc (“kingdom”).