方國

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	country; state; nation
trad. (方國)		方	國
simp. (方国)		方	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fangguó
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-kuo²
    • Yale: fāng-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanggwo
    • Palladius: фанго (fango)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ gwok³
    • Yale: fōng gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Noun

方國

1. (archaic) vassal states from all quarters

   • 厥德不回，以受方國。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     厥德不回，以受方国。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jué dé bù huí, yǐ shòu fāngguó. [Pinyin]

     His virtue was without deflection;
     And in consequence he received [the allegiance of] the States from all quarters.