立國

Chinese

		set up; to stand	country; state; nation
trad. (立國)		立	國
simp. (立国)		立	国
anagram		國立／国立

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìguó

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laap⁶ gwok³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li̍p-koet
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-kok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìguó
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-kuo²
  - Yale: lì-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihgwo
  - Palladius: лиго (ligo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: laap⁶ gwok³
  - Yale: laahp gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laap⁹ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: lab⁶ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːp̚² kʷɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li̍p-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: lib gued^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lib⁶ gued⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ ku̯et̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-kok
  - Tâi-lô: li̍p-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: libkog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kɔk̚³²/

Verb

立國

to establish a nation; to found a state

Derived terms

立國安邦 / 立国安邦
立國精神 / 立国精神
興邦立國 / 兴邦立国

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (立國):

→ Vietnamese: lập quốc (立國)