德意志聯邦共和國
简 德意志联邦共和国 · 繁 德意志聯邦共和國Meanings
- Federal Republic of Germany
- former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
Characters in this entry
- 德
- dé · ethics, morality, virtue
- 意
- yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
- 志
- zhì · purpose, will, determination; annals
- 聯
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- 邦
- bāng · nation, country, state
- 共
- gòng · together with, all, total; to share
- 和
- hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
- 國
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- 联
- lián · connect, join; associate, ally
- 国
- guó · nation, country, nation-state
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Mandarin tones
2–4–4–2–1–4–2–2 · De2 yi4 zhi4 Lian2 bang1 Gong4 he2 guo2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dak1 ji3 zi3 lyun4 bong1 gung6 wo4 gwok3
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name
- (1949–1990) Federal Republic of Germany (official name of West Germany: a former country in Central Europe)
- (1990–today) Federal Republic of Germany (official name of Germany: a country in Central Europe, reunified with the former East Germany)
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