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國家

简国家 · 繁國家

Mandarin · pinyin guó jiā

country; nation; state

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國: Look up this written character
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–1 · guo2 jia1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwok3 gaa1

Cantonese word readings for 國家. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

country (with sovereignty); nation; (nation-)state (Classifier: 個／个)
(Classical) royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
(Classical) emperor
(Classical) city or town enfeoffed to a vassal lord
(Classical) capital city (of a country)

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