祖國

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	country; state; nation
trad. (祖國)		祖	國
simp. (祖国)		祖	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zǔguó

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зўгуй (zwguy, II-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zou² gwok³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): du² gok²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chú-koet

(Hailu, HRS): zu^ˊ gued

(Meixian, Guangdong): zi³ guêd⁵
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zou³ gorh⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chó͘-kok

(Teochew, Peng'im): zou² gog⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tsu-koq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǔguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǔguó
  - Wade–Giles: tsu³-kuo²
  - Yale: dzǔ-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuugwo
  - Palladius: цзуго (czugo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зўгуй (zwguy, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su⁵¹ kuei²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² gwok³
  - Yale: jóu gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou² guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: du² gok²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu^ˋ gued^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zu³ gued⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡su³¹ ku̯et̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu^ˊ gued
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡su²⁴⁻³³ kuet⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zi³ guêd⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɹ̩³¹ kuɛt̚¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zou³ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: zou² gorh⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cô-go̤h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ kɒʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zou³ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: zou² gorh⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔu³³²⁻²⁴ kɒʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-kok
  - Tâi-lô: tsóo-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zofkog
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zou² gog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsóu kok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou⁵²⁻³⁵ kok̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsu-koq
  - MiniDict: tsu^去 koh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsu-koq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡su³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

祖國

homeland; home country; motherland; fatherland; ancestral land
偉大的祖國／伟大的祖国 ― wěidà de zǔguó ― great motherland

熱愛祖國／热爱祖国 ― rè'ài zǔguó ― to love one's homeland

逃離自己的祖國／逃离自己的祖国 ― táolí zìjǐ de zǔguó ― to flee one's home country

植樹造林，綠化祖國。 [MSC, trad.]
植树造林，绿化祖国。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhíshù zàolín, lǜhuà zǔguó. [Pinyin]
Plant trees and grow forests to green the motherland.
(specifically) China
這是强大的祖國，是我生長的地方 [MSC, trad.]
这是强大的祖国，是我生长的地方 [MSC, simp.]
zhè shì qiángdà de zǔguó, shì wǒ shēngcháng de dìfāng [Pinyin]
This is the mighty China, where I was born and raised

Synonyms

(home country):

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故國 / 故国 (gùguó) (literary)
故土 (gùtǔ) (literary)
自己的國家 / 自己的国家 (zìjǐ de guójiā)

Antonyms

(home country): 異國／异国 (yìguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (祖國):

→ Japanese: 祖国(そこく) (sokoku)
→ Korean: 조국(祖國) (joguk)
→ Vietnamese: tổ quốc (祖國)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祖	國
そ Grade: 5	こく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 祖國 – see the following entry.

【祖国そこく】

[noun] homeland, motherland, fatherland

(This term, 祖國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
祖	國

Noun

祖國 • (joguk) (hangeul 조국)

hanja form^? of 조국 (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
祖	國

Noun

祖國

chữ Hán form of tổ quốc (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”)