愛國

See also: 愛国

Chinese

		to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	country; state; nation
trad. (愛國)		愛	國
simp. (爱国)		爱	国

Etymology

Earliest extant attestation is in the Stratagems of the Warring States:

周君豈能無愛國哉？恐一日之亡國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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周君岂能无爱国哉？恐一日之亡国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

Zhōujūn qǐ néng wú àiguó zāi? Kǒng yīrì zhī wángguó. [Pinyin]

How can the Ruler of Zhou not love his country? He fears losing his country in one single day.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àiguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ gwok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): oi-koet
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): ài-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ain³ gog⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àiguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àiguó
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: ài-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aygwo
    • Palladius: айго (ajgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ kwɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: oi³ gwok³
    • Yale: oi gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: oi³ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: oi-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: oi gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: oi⁴ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /oi̯⁵⁵ ku̯et̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ài-kok
    • Tâi-lô: ài-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ae'kog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ai¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ain³ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àiⁿ kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kok̚²/

Verb

愛⫽國 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to love one's country; to be patriotic

   愛國行為／爱国行为  ―  àiguó xíngwèi  ―  patriotic action

   愛國的士兵／爱国的士兵  ―  àiguó de shìbīng  ―  patriotic soldiers

   一位愛國詩人／一位爱国诗人  ―  yī wèi àiguó shīrén  ―  a patriotic poet

   請告訴我為什麼應該愛國。 [MSC, trad.]
   请告诉我为什么应该爱国。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qǐng gàosù wǒ wèishénme yīnggāi àiguó. [Pinyin]

   Please tell me why I should love my country.

   • 封建諸侯，各世其位，欲使親民如子，愛國如家。 [MSC, trad.]
     封建诸侯，各世其位，欲使亲民如子，爱国如家。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 200 CE, 荀悅 Xun Yue,《前漢紀》Annals of the Former Han

     Fēngjiàn zhūhóu, gè shì qí wèi, yù shǐ qīnmín rú zǐ, àiguó rú jiā. [Pinyin]

     The appointing of the feudal lords and making their positions inheritable were designed to make them love their people the same way they did their own children and love their kingdom the same way they loved their own families.

Derived terms

• 忠君愛國／忠君爱国 (zhōngjūn'àiguó)
• 忠黨愛國／忠党爱国 (zhōngdǎng'àiguó)
• 愛國主義／爱国主义 (àiguó zhǔyì)
• 愛國如家／爱国如家
• 愛國布／爱国布

• 愛國無罪／爱国无罪
• 愛國獎券／爱国奖券
• 愛國者／爱国者 (àiguózhě)
• 愛國賊／爱国贼 (àiguózéi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	國
あい Grade: 4	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 愛國 – see the following entry.

【愛国あいこく】 [noun] patriotism

(This term, 愛國, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
愛	國

Noun

愛國 • (aeguk) (hangeul 애국)

1. Hanja form^? of 애국 (“patriotism”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
愛	國

Noun

愛國

1. chữ Hán form of ái quốc (“patriotism”).