中華人民共和國
简 中华人民共和国 · 繁 中華人民共和國Meanings
- People's Republic of China
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- 中
- zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
- 華
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- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 民
- mín · people, subjects, citizens
- 共
- gòng · together with, all, total; to share
- 和
- hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
- 國
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- 华
- huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese
- 国
- guó · nation, country, nation-state
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Mandarin tones
1–2–2–2–4–2–2 · Zhong1 hua2 Ren2 min2 Gong4 he2 guo2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zung1 waa4 jan4 man4 gung6 wo4 gwok3
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name
- People's Republic of China (official name of China: a country in East Asia)
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