忠君愛國

Chinese

		loyal	monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	country; state; nation
trad. (忠君愛國)		忠	君	愛	國
simp. (忠君爱国)		忠	君	爱	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngjūn'àiguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ gwan¹ oi³ gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngjūn'àiguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjyun-àiguó
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-chün¹-ai⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: jūng-jyūn-ài-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjiunaygwo
    • Palladius: чжунцзюньайго (čžunczjunʹajgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ gwan¹ oi³ gwok³
    • Yale: jūng gwān oi gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ gwan¹ oi³ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ guen¹ oi³ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

Idiom

忠君愛國

1. to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic

   • 君子之儒，忠君愛國，守正惡邪，務使澤及當時，名留後世。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     君子之儒，忠君爱国，守正恶邪，务使泽及当时，名留后世。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Jūnzǐ zhī rú, zhōngjūn'àiguó, shǒuzhèng wùxié, wù shǐ zé jí dāngshí, míng liú hòushì. [Pinyin]

     A True scholar is loyal to his sovereign and loves his country, abiding by the right and hating evil, eager to benefit the men of his time and leave a good name to posterity.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (忠君愛國):

• → Vietnamese: trung quân ái quốc (忠君愛國)