獅子國
Chinese edit
lion; bodhisattva | country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (獅子國) | 獅子 | 國 | |
simp. (狮子国) | 狮子 | 国 |
Etymology edit
Calque of Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala) and Chinese 國/国 (guó, “country”)
Pronunciation edit
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shihzi̊hguó
- Wade–Giles: Shih1-tzŭ5-kuo2
- Yale: Shr̄-dz-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shy.tzygwo
- Palladius: Шицзыго (Šiczygo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 zi2 gwok3
- Yale: sī jí gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 dzi2 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 ji2 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun edit
獅子國