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different; unusual; strange
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country; state; nation
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trad. (異國)
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異
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國
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simp. (异国)
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异
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国
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異國
- foreign country
諸侯各愛其國,不愛異國,故攻異國以利其國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
诸侯各爱其国,不爱异国,故攻异国以利其国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mozi, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version
- Zhūhóu gè ài qí guó, bù ài yìguó, gù gōng yìguó yǐ lì qí guó. [Pinyin]
- As he loves only his own state and not the others, the feudal lord attacks the other states to profit his own.
吾家嫁我兮天一方,遠託異國兮烏孫王。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
吾家嫁我兮天一方,远托异国兮乌孙王。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Wú jiā jià wǒ xī tiān yīfāng, yuǎn tuō yìguó xī Wūsūn wáng. [Pinyin]
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Dialectal synonyms of
外國 (“foreign country”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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夷, 番邦, 異邦
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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外國, 異國, 異邦, 外邦, 外域, 異國他鄉
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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外國
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Taiwan
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外國
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Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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外國
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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外國
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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番邦 dated, 番國 dated
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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外國, 番邦 dated
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Quanzhou
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外國, 番邦 dated
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Jinjiang
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外國
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Manila (Hokkien)
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外國
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Wu
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Shanghai
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外國
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