英國

See also: 英国

Chinese

		contracted from 英吉利 (Yīngjílì) or 英格蘭 / 英格兰 (Yīnggélán, “England”)	country; state; nation
trad. (英國)		英	國
simp. (英国)		英	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yīngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jing¹ gwok³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen¹ gok²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Yîn-koet

  (Hailu, HRS): rhin^ˋ gued

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yin¹ guêd⁵

• Northern Min (KCR): Éng-gŏ
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ĭng-guók
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ing¹ gorh⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Eng-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): êng¹ gog⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹in-koq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yīngguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yingguó
    • Wade–Giles: Ying¹-kuo²
    • Yale: Yīng-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Inggwo
    • Palladius: Инго (Ingo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹ gwok³
    • Yale: yīng gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yen¹ gok²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jen³³ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: in^ˊ gued^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /in²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in^ˊ gued^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: rhin^ˋ gued
    • Sinological IPA: /ʒin⁵³ kuet⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yin¹ guêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /in⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɛt̚¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Éng-gŏ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /eiŋ⁵⁴ ko²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ĭng-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ing¹ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: ing² ngorh⁶]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ing-go̤h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ^(k-)ŋɒʔ²¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ing¹ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: ing² ngorh⁶]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^(k-)ŋɒʔ²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Ing-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: engkog
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: êng¹ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: eng kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /eŋ³³⁻²³ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹in-koq₇
    • MiniDict: in^平 koh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹in-koq₄
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵⁵ koʔ²¹/

Proper noun

英國

1. United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)

   Meronyms: 英格蘭 / 英格兰 (Yīnggélán), (dated) 英吉利 (Yīngjílì), (dated) 英倫 / 英伦 (Yīnglún), 蘇格蘭 / 苏格兰 (Sūgélán), (chiefly Taiwan and Hong Kong) 威爾斯 / 威尔斯 (Wēi'ěrsī), 威爾士 / 威尔士 (Wēi'ěrshì)

   泰晤士河是英國第二長的河流。 [MSC, trad.]
   泰晤士河是英国第二长的河流。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tàiwùshìhé shì Yīngguó dì'èr cháng de héliú. [Pinyin]

   The River Thames is the second longest river in the UK.

   英國政府憑什麼要干涉？ [MSC, trad.]
   英国政府凭什么要干涉？ [MSC, simp.]

   Yīngguó zhèngfǔ píng shénme yào gānshè? [Pinyin]

   On what authority can the British government interfere?

   • 1853 August, 遐邇貫珍 [Chinese Serial], number 1, 香港紀略, pages 7–8:

     以英國不過渺如洲島，豈敵中國幅圓之盛？惟英國屬地既多且廣，船隻人民，通行於天下，是別國一平民受害，必不肯置之罔聞。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     以英国不过渺如洲岛，岂敌中国幅圆之盛？惟英国属地既多且广，船只人民，通行于天下，是别国一平民受害，必不肯置之罔闻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Yǐ yīngguó bùguò miǎo rú zhōudǎo, qǐ dí zhōngguó fúyuán zhī shèng? Wéi Yīngguó shǔdì jì duō qiě guǎng, chuánzhī rénmín, tōngxíng yú tiānxià, shì biéguó yī píngmín shòuhài, bì bùkěn zhìzhīwǎngwén. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (proscribed) England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

   Synonyms: 英格蘭 / 英格兰 (Yīnggélán), (dated) 英吉利 (Yīngjílì), (dated) 英倫 / 英伦 (Yīnglún)

3. (historical) Ying, a minor state that existed before the Spring and Autumn period, in present-day 英山 (Yīngshān)

Derived terms

• 大英國協 / 大英国协 (Dàyīng Guóxié)
• 大英帝國 / 大英帝国 (Dàyīng Dìguó)
• 英國人 / 英国人 (yīngguórén)
• 英國短毛貓 / 英国短毛猫 (yīngguó duǎnmáomāo)
• 英國英語 / 英国英语 (Yīngguó Yīngyǔ)
• 英帝 (Yīngdì)
• 英美 (Yīng-Měi)
• 英鎊 / 英镑 (Yīngbàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (英國):

• → Japanese: 英(えい)国(こく) (Eikoku)
• → Korean: 영국(英國) (Yeongguk)
• → Vietnamese: Anh Quốc (英國)

Others:

• → Central Bai: Yenx‧guaif
• ⇒ Manchu: ᠶᡝᠩ
  ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (yeng gurun)
• → Zhuang: Yinghgoz

See also

• 大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國／大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 (Dà-Bùlièdiān jí Běi-Ài'ěrlán Liánhé Wángguó)
• 不列顛／不列颠 (Bùlièdiān)
• 大不列顛／大不列颠 (Dàbùlièdiān)
• 英格蘭／英格兰 (Yīnggélán)
• 英劇／英剧 (yīngjù)
• 英語／英语 (Yīngyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
英	國
えい Grade: 4	こく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

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

【英国えいこく】 [proper noun] synonym of イギリス: United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe) [proper noun] synonym of イングランド: England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom) [proper noun] synonym of ブリテン: Great Britain (a large island of the United Kingdom in Northern Europe)

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
英	國

Proper noun

英國 • (Yeongguk) (hangeul 영국)

1. hanja form^? of 영국 : United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
英	國

Proper noun

英國

1. chữ Hán form of Anh Quốc: United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)