一國兩制

Chinese

		one country; the whole country	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
trad. (一國兩制)		一國	兩	制
simp. (一国两制)		一国	两	制

和平统一 一国两制

Etymology

Coined by Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989 Deng Xiaoping in 1982 as part of the People's Republic of China proposal to reunify Taiwan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī guó liǎng zhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gwok³ loeng⁵ zai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-kok-lióng-chè

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī guó liǎng zhì [Phonetic: yì guó liǎng zhì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi guó liǎng jhìh
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ kuo² liang³ chih⁴
    • Yale: yī gwó lyǎng jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i gwo leang jyh
    • Palladius: и го лян чжи (i go ljan čži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ gwok³ loeng⁵ zai³
    • Yale: yāt gwok léuhng jai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gwok⁸ loeng⁵ dzai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ guog³ lêng⁵ zei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-kok-lióng-chè
    • Tâi-lô: it-kok-lióng-tsè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itkokliofngzex
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/

Phrase

一國兩制

1. "one country, two systems" (the principle that Hong Kong and Macau can maintain their capitalist political and economic systems distinct from Chinese mainland socialism)