楚國

Chinese

		distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname	country; state; nation
trad. (楚國)		楚	國
simp. (楚国)		楚	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Chǔguó

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): Chǔgue̊q
Cantonese (Jyutping): co² gwok³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵tshu-koq₇

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Chǔguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Chǔguó
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻu³-kuo²
  - Yale: Chǔ-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chuugwo
  - Palladius: Чуго (Čugo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: Chǔgue̊q
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): chu³ gueq⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu¹¹ kueʔ⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co² gwok³
  - Yale: chó gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso² gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: co² guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tshu-koq₇
  - MiniDict: tshu^去 koh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tshu-koq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰu³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

楚國

Chu, an ancient Chinese state of the Zhou dynasty along the Yangtze River

Synonyms

荊楚／荆楚 (Jīngchǔ)