國防

國防

Chinese

		country; state; nation	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
trad. (國防)		國	防
simp. (国防)		国	防

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guófáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ fong⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): kok-hông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guófáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwofarng
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ fong⁴
    • Yale: gwok fòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ fong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ fong⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ fɔːŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-hông
    • Tâi-lô: kok-hông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kokhoong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²³/

Noun

國防

1. (government, military) national defense

   國防開支 / 国防开支  ―  guófáng kāizhī  ―  defense expenditure

   國防預算 / 国防预算  ―  guófáng yùsuàn  ―  defense budget

Derived terms

國防建設／国防建设 國防教育／国防教育 國防綠／国防绿

國防軍／国防军 國防體制／国防体制

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (國防):

• → Japanese: 国防 (こくぼう) (kokubō)
• → Korean: 국방 (國防, gukbang)
• → Vietnamese: quốc phòng (國防)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
國	防
こく Jinmeiyō	ぼう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝbo̞ː]

Noun

國防 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 国防, hiragana こくぼう, rōmaji kokubō)

1. Kyūjitai form of 国防: national defense

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Korean

Hanja in this term
國	防

Noun

國防 • (gukbang) (hangeul 국방)

1. Hanja form^? of 국방 (“national defense”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
國	防

Noun

國防

1. Hán tự form of quốc phòng (“national defense”).