南國
Chinese
south | country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (南國) | 南 | 國 | |
simp. (南国) | 南 | 国 |
Pronunciation
Noun
南國
- (historical, obsolete) states along the Yangtze and Han rivers
- 滔滔江漢,南國之紀。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tāotāo Jiānghàn, nánguó zhī jì. [Pinyin]
- Grandly flow the Jiang and the Han,
Regulators of the southern States.
滔滔江汉,南国之纪。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- the southern part of the country; the South (of China); southland
- 紅豆生南國,春來發幾枝。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 8th century, 王維 (Wang Wei), 相思
- Hóngdòu shēng nánguó, chūn lái fā jǐ zhī. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
红豆生南国,春来发几枝。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Antonyms
- 北國/北国 (běiguó)
Proper noun
南國
- (dated, often as self-appellation) Vietnam
- (~市) Nankoku (a city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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南 | 國 |
なん Grade: 2 | こく Jinmeiyō |
Noun
南國 • (nangoku) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 南国)
- Kyūjitai form of 南国
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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南 | 國 |
Proper noun
南國
- chữ Hán form of Nam quốc (“self-appellation of Vietnam”).