中華人民共和國

See also: 中華人民共和国

Chinese

			people's republic; specifically People's Republic of China
trad. (中華人民共和國)		中華	人民共和國
simp. (中华人民共和国)		中华	人民共和国

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Zong¹ hua² Ren² min² Gong⁴ ho² gue²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуә (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguə, I-I-I-I-I-I-I) / Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуй (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguy, I-I-I-I-I-I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ waa⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³
Gan (Wiktionary): zung¹ fa⁴ liin⁴ min⁴ kung⁵ fo⁴ guet⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chûng-fà Ngìn-mìn Khiung-fò-koet
Jin (Wiktionary): zung¹ hua¹ zeng¹ ming¹ gung³ hue¹ gueh⁶
Northern Min (KCR): Dô̤ng-uǎ Nêng-měng Gō̤ng-uǎ-gŏ
Eastern Min (BUC): Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): doeng¹ hua² zing² ming² goeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶ / dyoeng¹ hua² zing² ming² gyoeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-hôa Jîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok / Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok / Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô͘-kok

(Teochew, Peng'im): dong¹ hua⁵ ring⁵ ming⁵ gang⁷ hua⁵ gog⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tson-gho₆ ⁶zen-min₆ ⁶gon-wu₆-koq₇
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhong¹ fa² ren² min² gong⁵ ho² gue⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhonghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
  - Wade–Giles: Chung¹-hua² Jên²-min² Kung⁴-ho²-kuo²
  - Yale: Jūng-hwá Rén-mín Gùng-hé-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jonghwa Renmin Gonqhergwo
  - Palladius: Чжунхуа Жэньминь Гунхэго (Čžunxua Žɛnʹminʹ Gunxɛgo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ min³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: Zong¹ hua² Ren² min² Gong⁴ ho² gue²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Zungxua Rhenmin Gungxogue
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ xua²¹ zən²¹ min²¹ koŋ²¹³ xo²¹ kuɛ²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуә (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguə, I-I-I-I-I-I-I) / Җунхуа Жынмин Гунхәгуй (Žunhua Řɨnmin Gunhəguy, I-I-I-I-I-I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ xua²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴ miŋ²⁴ kuŋ²⁴ xə²⁴ kuə²⁴/, /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ xua²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴ miŋ²⁴ kuŋ²⁴ xə²⁴ kuei²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ waa⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³
  - Yale: jūng wàh yàhn màhn guhng wòh gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ waa⁴ jan⁴ man⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ wa⁴ yen⁴ men⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ jɐn²¹ mɐn²¹ kʊŋ²² wɔː²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: zung¹ fa⁴ liin⁴ min⁴ kung⁵ fo⁴ guet⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ⁴² fa³⁵ lɨn³⁵ min³⁵ kʰuŋ¹¹ fo³⁵ kuɛt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-fà Ngìn-mìn Khiung-fò-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˊ fa^ˇ ngin^ˇ min^ˇ kiung fo^ˇ gued^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ fa² ngin² min² kiung⁴ fo² gued⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ fa¹¹ ŋin¹¹ min¹¹ kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ fo¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zung¹ hua¹ zeng¹ ming¹ gung³ hue¹ gueh⁶
  - Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /t͡suŋ¹¹ xua¹¹ t͡səŋ¹¹ miŋ¹¹ kuŋ⁴⁵ xuɤ¹¹ kuəʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Dô̤ng-uǎ Nêng-měng Gō̤ng-uǎ-gŏ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔŋ³³ ua²¹ neiŋ³³ meiŋ²¹ kɔŋ⁵⁵ ua²¹ ko²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (no sandhi): /tyŋ⁵⁵ ^(h-)ŋua⁵³ iŋ⁵³ miŋ⁵³ kyŋ²⁴² ^(h-)ŋuo⁵³ ^(k-)uɔʔ²⁴/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng¹ hua² zing² ming² goeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶ [Phonetic: doeng⁵ hua² zing⁵ ming² goeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: De̤ng-huá Cíng-míng Gē̤ng-hó̤-go̤h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ hua¹³ t͡siŋ¹³⁻¹¹ miŋ¹³ kœŋ¹¹ hɒ¹³ kɒʔ²¹/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng¹ hua² zing² ming² goeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶ [Phonetic: doeng⁵ ngua² zing⁵ ming² goeng⁵ ngor² gorh⁶]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: De̤ng-huá Cíng-míng Gē̤ng-hó̤-go̤h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(h-)ŋua¹³ t͡siŋ¹³⁻¹¹ miŋ¹³ kœŋ¹¹ ^(h-)ŋɒ¹³ kɒʔ²¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dyoeng¹ hua² zing² ming² gyoeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶ [Phonetic: dyoeng⁵ hua² zing⁵ ming² gyoeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ hua²⁴ t͡siŋ²⁴⁻²¹ miŋ²⁴ kyøŋ²¹ hɒ²⁴ kɒʔ²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dyoeng¹ hua² zing² ming² gyoeng⁵ hor² gorh⁶ [Phonetic: dyoeng⁵ ngua² zing⁵ ming² gyoeng⁵ ngor² gorh⁶]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(h-)ŋua²⁴ t͡siŋ²⁴⁻²¹ miŋ²⁴ kyøŋ²¹ ^(h-)ŋɒ²⁴ kɒʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Jîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
  - Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ Jîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaa jinbiin kioxnghoi'kog
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²³ zin²³⁻³³ bin²³ kiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻⁴² hua²⁴ d͡zin²⁴⁻⁴² bin²⁴ kiɔŋ⁴² ho²⁴⁻⁴² kɔk̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
  - Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaa linbiin kioxnghoi'kog
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²⁴ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ bin²⁴ kiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hua²⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴ kiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hô͘-kok
  - Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ Lîn-bîn Kiōng-hôo-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaa linbiin kioxngho'kog
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ hua²⁴ lin²⁴⁻²² bin²⁴ kiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dong¹ hua⁵ ring⁵ ming⁵ gang⁷ hua⁵ gog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong huâ jîng mîng kāng huâ kok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ³³⁻²³ hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ¹¹ hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson-gho₆ ⁶zen-min₆ ⁶gon-wu₆-koq₇
  - MiniDict: tson^平 gho^去 zen^去 min^去 gon^去 wu^去 koh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson-hho₃ ³zen-min₃ ³gon-hhu₃-koq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ɦo³³ zən²² min³³ ɡoŋ²² ɦu⁵⁵ koʔ²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zhong¹ fa² ren² min² gong⁵ ho² gue⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³ ɸa̠¹³ ʐən¹³ min¹³ kʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ xo¹³ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən³³ ɸa̠¹³ ʐən¹³ min¹³ kən²¹⁻¹¹ xo¹³ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴/

Proper noun

中華人民共和國

People's Republic of China (official name of China: a country in East Asia)
1949年，毛澤東主席宣告中華人民共和國成立。 [MSC, trad.]
1949年，毛泽东主席宣告中华人民共和国成立。 [MSC, simp.]
1949 nián, Máo Zédōng zhǔxí xuāngào Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó chénglì. [Pinyin]
In 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
		Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周	Warring States period 戰國 / 战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 CE	Western Han 西漢 / 西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国	220 – 280 CE	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉
		Wu 吳 / 吴
Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 CE	Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋
Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 CE	Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 CE	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 CE
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 CE
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国	907 – 960 CE
Liao 遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 CE
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 CE	Northern Song 北宋
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 CE	Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 CE
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 CE
Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽	1124 – 1218 CE
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 CE
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 CE
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 CE

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (中華人民共和國):

→ Japanese: 中(ちゅう)華(か)人(じん)民(みん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku)
→ Korean: 중화인민공화국(中華人民共和國) (Junghwainmin'gonghwaguk)

Others:

→ Bouyei: Zungyhuaf Renfminf Gungqhofguef
→ Hlai: Dongxhwax Naengsmiens Gong'hwasgok
→ Zhuang: Cunghvaz Yinzminz Gunghozgoz
→ Vietnamese: Cộng hoà Nhân dân Trung Hoa (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	華	人	民	共	和	國
ちゅう Grade: 1	か Grade: S	じん Grade: 1	みん Grade: 4	きょう Grade: 4	わ Grade: 3	こく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 中華人民共和國 – see the following entry.

【中華人民共和国ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく】

[proper noun] People's Republic of China (official name of China: a country in East Asia)

(This term, 中華人民共和國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	華	人	民	共	和	國

Proper noun

中華人民共和國 • (Junghwainmin'gonghwaguk) (hangeul 중화인민공화국)

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