土共

Chinese

		earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian	communist
simp. and trad. (土共)		土	共
alternative forms		TG

Etymology

“Communist Party of China”

Short for 土匪共產黨／土匪共产党 (tǔfěi gòngchǎndǎng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǔgòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou² gung⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tǔgòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tǔgòng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu³-kung⁴
    • Yale: tǔ-gùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuugonq
    • Palladius: тугун (tugun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou² gung⁶
    • Yale: tóu guhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou² gung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou² gung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³⁵ kʊŋ²²/

Proper noun

土共

1. (informal) Communist Party of China

   Synonym: 中國共産黨／中国共产党

   TG有點甜 [MSC, trad.]
   TG有点甜 [MSC, simp.]

   tǔgòng yǒu diǎn tián [Pinyin]

   (a Chinese propaganda song)

2. Short for 土耳其共產黨／土耳其共产党 (Tǔ'ěrqí Gòngchǎndǎng, “Communist Party of Turkey”).

   1970年代，土共/馬列參與了土耳其左右翼團體之間的政治暴力。 [MSC, trad.]
   1970年代，土共/马列参与了土耳其左右翼团体之间的政治暴力。 [MSC, simp.]

   1970 niándài, Tǔgòng / Mǎliè cānyǔ le Tǔ'ěrqí zuǒ yòuyì tuántǐ zhījiān de zhèngzhì bàolì. [Pinyin]

   In the 1970s, the CPT/ML participated in political violence between left- and right-wing organizations in Turkey.

3. Short for 土庫曼共產黨／土库曼共产党 (Tǔkùmàn Gòngchǎndǎng, “Communist Party of Turkmenistan”).

   薩帕爾穆拉特·阿塔耶維奇·尼亞佐夫……自1985年12月起成為土共中央第一書記…… [MSC, trad.]
   萨帕尔穆拉特·阿塔耶维奇·尼亚佐夫……自1985年12月起成为土共中央第一书记…… [MSC, simp.]

   Sàpà'ěrmùlātè Ātǎyēwéiqí Níyàzuǒfū...... zì 1985 nián 12yuè qǐ chéngwéi Tǔgòng zhōngyāng dìyī shūjì...... [Pinyin]

   Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow ... became First Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan since December 1985...

Usage notes

• (Communist Party of China): Originally a derogatory term. Later also used as a non-derogatory nickname by young Chinese Internet users, partly to circumvent censorship.