國故

國故

Chinese

		country; state; nation	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
trad. (國故)		國	故
simp. (国故)		国	故
anagram		故國／故国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guógù

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ gu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guógù
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guógù
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-ku⁴
    • Yale: gwó-gù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwoguh
    • Palladius: гогу (gogu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɔ³⁵ ku⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ gu³
    • Yale: gwok gu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ gu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ gu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ kuː³³/

Noun

國故

1. (literary) Chinese national cultural heritage (especially classics)
2. (dated) national calamity (such as famine, plague, war, etc.)