一國兩制
Chinese
| one country; the whole country | both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一國兩制) | 一國 | 兩 | 制 | |
| simp. (一国两制) | 一国 | 两 | 制 | |
Etymology
Coined by Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989 Deng Xiaoping in 1982 as part of the People's Republic of China proposal to reunify Taiwan.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): yī guó liǎng zhì
- (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ih6 gorh6 lyorng3 ze4 / ih6 gorh6 lyoeng3 ze4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-kok-lióng-chè
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yī guó liǎng zhì [Phonetic: yì guó liǎng zhì]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yi guó liǎng jhìh
- Wade–Giles: i1 kuo2 liang3 chih4
- Yale: yī gwó lyǎng jr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i gwo leang jyh
- Palladius: и го лян чжи (i go ljan čži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 gwok3 loeng5 zai3
- Yale: yāt gwok léuhng jai
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 gwok8 loeng5 dzai3
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 guog3 lêng5 zei3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ lœːŋ¹³ t͡sɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: ih6 gorh6 lyorng3 ze4 [Phonetic: ih4 gorh6 lyorng5 ze4]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ih-go̤h-liô̤ng-ca̤̍
- Sinological IPA (key): /iʔ²¹⁻⁴² kɒʔ²¹ lyɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: ih6 gorh6 lyoeng3 ze4 [Phonetic: ih7 gorh6 lyoeng5 ze4]
- Sinological IPA (key): /iʔ²⁻⁴ kɒʔ² lyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-kok-lióng-chè
- Tâi-lô: it-kok-lióng-tsè
- Phofsit Daibuun: itkokliofngzex
- IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Phrase
一國兩制
- "one country, two systems" (the principle that Hong Kong and Macau can maintain their capitalist political and economic systems distinct from mainland China socialism)