委國

委國

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěiguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wěiguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeigwo
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai² gwok³
    • Yale: wái gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai² gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei² guog³
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Etymology 1

		to give up; to commission	country; state; nation
trad. (委國)		委	國
simp. (委国)		委	国

Verb

委國

1. (literary) to entrust a country's sovereignty to someone else
2. (literary) to give up one's royal title

Etymology 2

		Venezuela	country; state; nation
trad. (委國)		委	國
simp. (委国)		委	国

Proper noun

委國

1. Short for 委內瑞拉／委内瑞拉 (Wěinèiruìlā).