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 Chinese 中國 (literally “Central Country”)

PronunciationEdit

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

• Audio

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Proper nounEdit

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

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

See alsoEdit

• 中 (ちゅう)華 (か)人 (じん)民 (みん)共 (きょう)和 (わ)国 (こく) (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku, “People's Republic of China”)
• 中 (ちゅう)華 (か) (Chūka)
• 中 (ちゅう)国 (ごく)語 (ご) (Chūgokugo, “Chinese language”)
• 中 (ちゅう)国 (ごく)人 (じん) (Chūgokujin, “Chinese person/people”)
• 中 (ちゅう)国 (ごく)料 (りょう)理 (り) (Chūgoku ryōri, “Chinese cuisine”)
• 中 (ちゅう)国 (ごく)地 (ち)方 (ほう) (Chūgoku chihō, “Chugoku area”)

ReferencesEdit

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ZhuangEdit

Proper nounEdit

中国 (traditional Sawndip form 中國)

1. Simplified Sawndip form of Cunghgoz