趙國
Chinese
| surname | country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (趙國) | 趙 | 國 | |
| simp. (赵国) | 赵 | 国 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhàoguó
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàoguó
- Wade–Giles: Chao4-kuo2
- Yale: Jàu-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jawgwo
- Palladius: Чжаого (Čžaogo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ziu6 gwok3
- Yale: jiuh gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu6 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu6 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
趙國
- (historical) Zhao (a former city-state in Hongdong, Shanxi, China, under the Zhou)
- (historical) Zhao (a former kingdom in Shanxi and Hebei, China, during the Warring States)
- (historical) Zhao (a former kingdom in Hebei, China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms)
Etymology 2
Proper noun
趙國
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Internet slang, sarcastic, derogatory, officially proscribed) synonym of 中華人民共和國 / 中华人民共和国 (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó), the People's Republic of China, with particular reference to its supposed rule by corrupt and insular elite families
Usage notes
Used as a stronger form of 你國／你国 (Nǐguó) or when similar terms are being suppressed by Internet censors.