菲国

菲国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 菲国 – see 菲國 (“the Philippines”). (This term, 菲国, is the simplified form of 菲國.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
菲	国
ひ Hyōgaiji (ateji)	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 菲 (hi, “the Philippines”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).

The 菲 spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), abbreviated from the first kanji in 菲律賓 (Firipin, “the Philippines”).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 菲国 – see the following entry.

【比国ひこく】 [proper noun] the Philippines

(This term, 菲国, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)