趙國
Chinese
surname | country; state; nation | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (趙國) | 趙 | 國 | |
simp. (赵国) | 赵 | 国 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàoguó
- Wade–Giles: Chao4-kuo2
- Yale: Jàu-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jawgwo
- Palladius: Чжаого (Čžaogo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ziu6 gwok3
- Yale: jiuh gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu6 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu6 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) 趙國
- Zhao (a state of ancient China)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) 趙國
- (neologism, Internet slang, sarcastic, derogatory) China, ruled by its communist regime's corrupt elites and their families.
Usage notes
Usually used as an more sarcastic alternative to 你國/你国 (Nǐguó), and also when the term is suppressed by state Internet censorship.