祖國

祖國

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	country; state; nation
trad. (祖國)		祖	國
simp. (祖国)		祖	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǔguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² gwok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chú-koet
• Min Nan (POJ): chó͘-kok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zǔguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuugwo
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou² gwok³
    • Yale: jóu gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou² guog³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: zu` gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zu³ gued⁵
    • IPA: /t͡su³¹ ku̯et̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-kok
    • Tâi-lô: tsóo-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zofkog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

Noun

祖國

1. homeland; home country; motherland; fatherland

   偉大的祖國 / 伟大的祖国  ―  wěidà de zǔguó  ―  great motherland

   熱愛祖國 / 热爱祖国  ―  rè'ài zǔguó  ―  to love one's homeland

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (祖國):

• → Japanese: 祖国 (そこく) (sokoku)
• → Korean: 조국 (祖國, joguk)
• → Vietnamese: tổ quốc (祖國)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
祖	國
そ Grade: 5	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so̞ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

祖國 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 祖国, hiragana そこく, rōmaji sokoku)

1. Kyūjitai form of 祖国: homeland

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Korean

Hanja in this term
祖	國

Noun

祖國 • (joguk) (hangeul 조국)

1. Hanja form^? of 조국 (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
祖	國

Noun

祖國

1. Hán tự form of tổ quốc (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”).