亡國奴
Chinese
| to perish; perished state | slave | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (亡國奴) | 亡國 | 奴 | |
| simp. (亡国奴) | 亡国 | 奴 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wángguónú
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wángguónú
- Wade–Giles: wang2-kuo2-nu2
- Yale: wáng-gwó-nú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanggwonu
- Palladius: вангону (vangonu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ nu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mong4 gwok3 nou4
- Yale: mòhng gwok nòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: mong4 gwok8 nou4
- Guangdong Romanization: mong4 guog3 nou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³ nou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
亡國奴
- conquered people or a member of it; person whose country has perished and is enslaved by the conquerer
- 中國降了，任何人都要做亡國奴。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Zhōngguó xiáng le, rènhé rén dōu yào zuò wángguónú. [Pinyin]
- Had China capitulated, every Chinese would have become a slave without a country.
中国降了，任何人都要做亡国奴。 [MSC, simp.]