國粹

國粹

Chinese

		country; state; nation	pure; unmixed; essence
trad. (國粹)		國	粹
simp. (国粹)		国	粹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guócuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ seoi⁶, gwok³ seoi⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): kok-chhùi / kok-sùi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guócuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guócuèi
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-tsʻui⁴
    • Yale: gwó-tswèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwotsuey
    • Palladius: гоцуй (gocuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɔ³⁵ t͡sʰweɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ seoi⁶, gwok³ seoi⁵
    • Yale: gwok seuih, gwok séuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ soey⁶, gwok⁸ soey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ sêu⁶, guog³ sêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ sɵy̯²²/, /kʷɔːk̚³ sɵy̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-chhùi
    • Tâi-lô: kok-tshuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kokzhuix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-sùi
    • Tâi-lô: kok-suì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koksuix
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sui²¹/

Noun

國粹

1. essence of a nation's culture; (specifically) quintessence of Chinese culture

   熱衷於保存國粹／热衷于保存国粹  ―  rèzhōng yú bǎocún guócuì  ―  to passionate about preserving the quintessence of Chinese culture

Related terms

• 國學／国学 (guóxué)
• 漢學／汉学 (hànxué)