魏國
Chinese
Etymology
| surname; name of a dynasty | country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魏國) | 魏 | 國 | |
| simp. (魏国) | 魏 | 国 | |
From Chinese 魏 ("Wei") + 國 ("kingdom", "sovereign state"), to clarify the sense.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai6 gwok3
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wèiguó
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wèiguó
- Wade–Giles: Wei4-kuo2
- Yale: Wèi-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weygwo
- Palladius: Вэйго (Vɛjgo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngai6 gwok3
- Yale: ngaih gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngai6 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: ngei6 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐi̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gūi-kok
- Tâi-lô: Guī-kok
- Phofsit Daibuun: guixkog
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡui²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡui⁴¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡui²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡui³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡui³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ghui7 gog4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gūi kok
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɡui¹¹ kok̚²/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
魏國
- (historical) Wei, a Chinese march during the Zhou dynasty
- (historical, informal) Liang, the same realm after it was raised to a kingdom