賣國賊

Chinese

		to betray one's country; to commit treason; to quisle	thief
trad. (賣國賊)		賣國	賊
simp. (卖国贼)		卖国	贼
Literally: “a thief that sells his country”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màiguózéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ gwok³ caak⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mai-koet-chhe̍t
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): māi-kok-chha̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màiguózéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màiguózéi
    • Wade–Giles: mai⁴-kuo²-tsei²
    • Yale: mài-gwó-dzéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maygwotzeir
    • Palladius: майгоцзэй (majgoczɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maai⁶ gwok³ caak⁶
    • Yale: maaih gwok chaahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ gwok⁸ tsaak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mai⁶ guog³ cag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːi̯²² kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰaːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mai-koet-chhe̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: mai gued` ced
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mai⁴ gued⁵ ced⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /mai̯⁵⁵ ku̯et̚² t͡sʰet̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māi-kok-chha̍t
    • Tâi-lô: māi-kok-tsha̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maixkokzhat
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mãi³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mãi³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰat̚⁴/

Noun

賣國賊

1. traitor of a country; quisling

   Synonym: 國賊／国贼 (guózéi)