國君

Chinese

		country; state; nation	monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
trad. (國君)		國	君
simp. (国君)		国	君

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guójūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ gwan¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-kun

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guójūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guójyun
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-chün¹
    • Yale: gwó-jyūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwojiun
    • Palladius: гоцзюнь (goczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gwok³ gwan¹
    • Yale: gwok gwān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ gwan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ guen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-kun
    • Tâi-lô: kok-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kokkwn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kun³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/

Noun

國君

1. monarch; sovereign; ruler

   • 匹夫為善，民猶則之，況國君乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     匹夫为善，民犹则之，况国君乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

     Pǐfū wèi shàn, mín yóu zé zhī, kuàng guójūn hū? [Pinyin]

     The people treat as exemplary even a commoner who does something excellent. How much more so the ruler of a domain?

   • 無民而能逞其志者，未之有也；國君是以鎮撫其民。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     无民而能逞其志者，未之有也；国君是以镇抚其民。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg

     Wú mín ér néng chěng qí zhì zhě, wèi zhī yǒu yě; guójūn shìyǐ zhènfǔ qí mín. [Pinyin]

     No one has ever yet fulfilled his ambitions while lacking the people’s support. That is why the ruler of a domain settles and comforts his people.

Synonyms

• 乘輿／乘舆 (literary, figurative)
• 人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
• 人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
• 人王 (rénwáng)
• 元首 (yuánshǒu)
• 君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
• 君主 (jūnzhǔ)
• 君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
• 君王 (jūnwáng)
• 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
• 大聖／大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
• 大駕／大驾 (dàjià)
• 天子 (tiānzǐ) (Son of Heaven)
• 官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
• 帝王 (dìwáng)
• 皇帝 (huángdì)
• 皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)