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

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

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)

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)

Kyūjitai form of 祖国: homeland

Korean

Hanja in this term
祖	國

Noun

祖國 • (joguk) (hangeul 조국)

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
祖	國

Noun

祖國

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

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