中国

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ChineseEdit

For pronunciation and definitions of 中国 – see 中國. (This term, 中国, is the simplified form of 中國.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
中	国
ちゅう Grade: 1	こく > ごく Grade: 2
on'yomi

EtymologyEdit

From 中 (ちゅう, chū, "the middle") + 国 (こく, koku, "country").

PronunciationEdit

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ちゅ​うごく [chúꜜùgòkù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• (Tokyo) ちゅうごく [chùúgókú] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯᵝːɡ̃o̞kɯᵝ]

• Audio

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Proper nounEdit

中国 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 中國, hiragana ちゅうごく, romaji Chūgoku)

1. China (the Asian country)
2. Chugoku area (the west area of Japan) (includes 鳥取県, 島根県, 岡山県, 広島県, 山口県)

SynonymsEdit

• (country): 中華人民共和国 (ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく) ‎(Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku): People's Republic of China

Derived termsEdit

• 中国語 (ちゅうごくご) ‎(chūgokugo): Chinese language
• 中国人 (ちゅうごくじん) ‎(chūgokujin): Chinese people, Chinese person
• 中国料理 (ちゅうごくりょうり) ‎(Chūgoku ryōri) Chinese cuisine
• 中国地方 (ちゅうごくちほう) ‎(Chūgoku chihō): the Chugoku-area (in Japan)

ReferencesEdit

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ZhuangEdit

Proper nounEdit

中国 ‎(traditional Sawndip form 中國)

1. Simplified Sawndip form of Cunghgoz.