故國

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	country; state; nation
trad. (故國)		故	國
simp. (故国)		故	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùguó

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ gwok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gùguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhgwo
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ gwok³
  - Yale: gu gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ guog³
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

Noun

故國

(literary) ancient country; nonexistent country
(literary) old country; country with a long history
(literary) one's native country; native land; homeland
(literary) one's hometown

Synonyms

(one's hometown):

家鄉／家乡 (jiāxiāng)
故國／故国 (gùguó) (literary)
故園／故园 (gùyuán) (literary)
故土 (gùtǔ)

故鄉／故乡 (gùxiāng)
故里 (gùlǐ)
老家 (lǎojiā)
鄉土／乡土 (xiāngtǔ)

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