國是

Chinese

		country; state; nation	be; yes; this
trad. (國是)		國	是
simp. (国是)		国	是

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guóshì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ si⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-sī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guóshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guóshìh
  - Wade–Giles: kuo²-shih⁴
  - Yale: gwó-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwoshyh
  - Palladius: гоши (goši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    國事 / 国事
    國勢 / 国势
    國是 / 国是
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwok³ si⁶
  - Yale: gwok sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: guog³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-sī
  - Tâi-lô: kok-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koksi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ si²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ si³³/

Noun

國是

(literary) national affairs; matters of national interest

Synonyms

國事／国事 (guóshì)

Derived terms

共商國是 / 共商国是
國是日非 / 国是日非 (guóshìrìfēi)