上國

上國

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	country; state; nation
trad. (上國)		上	國
simp. (上国)		上	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shàngguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqgwo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngguó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kwɔ³⁵/

Noun

上國

1. (historical, as termed by vassal states) royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
2. (literary) capital city; the capital
3. (historical, Spring and Autumn period) vassal states of the Central Plain
4. (literary) region west of the capital

Synonyms

• (royal court):

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公家 (gōngjiā) 公庭 (gōngtíng) 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)

朝廷 (cháotíng) 王室 (wángshì) 王朝 (wángcháo)

• (capital city):

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Synonyms of 上國

京城 (jīngchéng) (literary) 京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary) 京邑 (jīngyì) (literary) 京都 (jīngdū) (literary) 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese) 國都／国都 (guódū) 帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)

王京 (wángjīng) (literary, royal capital) 王都 (wángdū) (formal, royal capital) 都城 (dūchéng) 都邑 (dūyì) (literary) 鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary) 首都 (shǒudū)