西國

西國

Chinese

		west	country; state; nation
trad. (西國)		西	國
simp. (西国)		西	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ gwok³
• Min Dong (BUC): să̤-guók

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xīguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shigwo
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ gwok³
    • Yale: sāi gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ guog³
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: să̤-guók
    • IPA ^(key): /sɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(k-)uɔʔ²⁴/

Noun

西國

1. (historical, literary) feudal lords of western states

Proper noun

西國

1. (literary) Alternative name for 西域 (Xīyù, “Western Regions”).
2. (literary) "western countries", the region where Buddhism originated: India and Central Asia
3. (archaic) Western countries; countries in Europe and the Americas