萬國

See also: 万国

Chinese

		ten thousand; a great number; surname	country; state; nation
trad. (萬國)		萬	國
simp. (万国)		万	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wànguó

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maan⁶ gwok³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): van-koet

(Hailu, HRS): van^˖ gued
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bān-kok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wànguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wànguó
  - Wade–Giles: wan⁴-kuo²
  - Yale: wàn-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanngwo
  - Palladius: ваньго (vanʹgo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maan⁶ gwok³
  - Yale: maahn gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maan⁶ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: man⁶ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːn²² kʷɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: van-koet
  - Hakka Romanization System: van gued^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: van⁴ gued⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /van⁵⁵ ku̯et̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: van^˖ gued
  - Sinological IPA: /van³³ kuet⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bān-kok
  - Tâi-lô: bān-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baxnkog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ban²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ban⁴¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ban²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ban³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ban³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/

Noun

萬國

(dated, often attributive) all nations; all the countries of the world
萬國博覽會／万国博览会 ― wànguó bólǎnhuì ― world fair
- 首出庶物，萬國咸寧。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  首出庶物，万国咸宁。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE
  Shǒu chū shùwù, wànguó xiánníng. [Pinyin]
  (The sage) appears aloft, high above all things, and the myriad states all enjoy repose.
- 乃動大輅，遵皇衢，省方巡狩，窮覽萬國之有無，考聲教之所被，散皇明以燭幽。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  乃动大辂，遵皇衢，省方巡狩，穷览万国之有无，考声教之所被，散皇明以烛幽。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
  Nǎi dòng dàlù, zūn huángqú, xǐngfāng xúnshòu, qióng lǎn wànguó zhī yǒuwú, kǎo shēngjiào zhī suǒ bèi, sàn huángmíng yǐ zhúyōu. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

國際／国际 (guójì)

Derived terms

萬國公報 / 万国公报
萬國博覽會 / 万国博览会
萬國旗 / 万国旗 (wànguóqí)
萬國碼 / 万国码

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萬	國
ばん Jinmeiyō	こく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 萬國 – see the following entry.

【万国ばんこく】

[noun] all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations

(This term, 萬國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
萬	國

Noun

萬國 • (man'guk) (hangeul 만국)

hanja form^? of 만국 (“(rare) all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
萬	國

Noun

萬國

chữ Hán form of vạn quốc (“all countries”)