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國
简 国 · 繁 國Characters in this entry
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Cantonese word readings for 國. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- country; nation; nation-state; kingdom
- (obsolete) capital
- (obsolete) to make a place the capital city; to establish a capital
- (obsolete or in compounds) place; region
- (in compounds) national; representing a nation
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 國語／国语 (guóyǔ, “Mandarin”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 國民黨／国民党 (Guómíndǎng, “Kuomintang”)
- domestic; of our country (in many contexts meaning Chinese)
- Classifier for countries (quasi-measure word).
- a surname
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