英國

See also: 英国

Chinese

		contracted from 英吉利 (Yīngjílì) or 英格蘭／英格兰 (Yīnggélán, “England”)	country; state; nation
trad. (英國)		英	國
simp. (英国)		英	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yīngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jing¹ gwok³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen¹ gok²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Yîn-koet

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yin¹ guêd⁵

• Eastern Min (BUC): Ĭng-guók
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Eng-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): êng¹ gog⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹in-koq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yīngguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yingguó
    • Wade–Giles: Ying¹-kuo²
    • Yale: Yīng-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Inggwo
    • Palladius: Инго (Ingo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹ gwok³
    • Yale: yīng gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yen¹ gok²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jen³³ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: in´ gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin<sup>1</sup> gued<sup>5</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /in²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in´ gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yin¹ guêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /in⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɛt̚¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ĭng-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Ing-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: engkog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: êng¹ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: eng kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /eŋ³³⁻²³ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹in-koq
    • MiniDict: in^平 koh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹in-koq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵⁵ koʔ²¹/

Proper noun

英國

1. United Kingdom (a country in Europe)

   泰晤士河是英國第二長的河流。 [MSC, trad.]
   泰晤士河是英国第二长的河流。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tàiwùshìhé shì Yīngguó dì'èr cháng de héliú. [Pinyin]

   The River Thames is the second longest river in the UK.

   英國政府憑什麼要干涉？ [MSC, trad.]
   英国政府凭什么要干涉？ [MSC, simp.]

   Yīngguó zhèngfǔ píng shénme yào gānshè? [Pinyin]

   On what authority can the British government interfere?

2. (proscribed) England
3. (historical) Ying, a minor state that existed before the Spring and Autumn period, in present-day 英山 (Yīngshān)

Synonyms

• (England): 英格蘭／英格兰 (Yīnggélán), 英吉利 (Yīngjílì) (dated), 英倫／英伦 (Yīnglún) (dated)

Derived terms

• 大英國協／大英国协 (Dà Yīngguó Xié)
• 大英帝國／大英帝国 (Dàyīng Dìguó)
• 英國人／英国人 (yīngguórén)
• 英國英語／英国英语 (Yīngguó Yīngyǔ)
• 英帝 (Yīngdì)
• 英美 (Yīng-Měi)
• 英鎊／英镑 (Yīngbàng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (英國):

• → Japanese: 英(えい)国(こく) (Eikoku)
• → Korean: 영국(英國) (Yeongguk)
• → Vietnamese: Anh Quốc (英國)

Others:

• → Central Bai: Yenx‧guaif
• ⇒ Manchu: ᠶᡝᠩ
  ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (yeng gurun)
• → Zhuang: Yinghgoz

See also

• 大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國／大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 (Dà-Bùlièdiān jí Běi-Ài'ěrlán Liánhé Wángguó)
• 不列顛／不列颠 (Bùlièdiān)
• 大不列顛／大不列颠 (Dàbùlièdiān)
• 英格蘭／英格兰 (Yīnggélán)
• 英劇／英剧 (yīngjù)
• 英語／英语 (yīngyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
英	國
えい Grade: 4	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

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

【英国えいこく】 [proper noun] Synonym of イギリス (“United Kingdom”) [proper noun] Synonym of イングランド (“England”)

(This term, 英國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
英	國

Proper noun

英國 • (Yeongguk) (hangeul 영국)

1. Hanja form^? of 영국 (“United Kingdom”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
英	國

Proper noun

英國

1. chữ Hán form of Anh Quốc (“United Kingdom”).