亡國奴

简 亡国奴 · 繁 亡國奴
Mandarin · pinyin wáng guó nú

Meanings

  1. slave of a foreign conqueror
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亡
wáng · death, destroyed; lose, perish
國
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奴
nú · slave, servant
国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
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2–2–2 · wang2 guo2 nu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mong4 gwok3 nou4

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noun

  1. conquered people or a member of it; person whose country has perished and is enslaved by the conquerer

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