西國

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīguó

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - 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

(historical, literary) feudal lords of western states

Proper noun

西國

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

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