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英國

简英国 · 繁英國

Mandarin · pinyin Yīng guó

United Kingdom (UK); Britain

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英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
國: Look up this written character
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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1–2 · Ying1 guo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jing1 gwok3

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

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name

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)
England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
(historical) Ying, a minor state that existed before the Spring and Autumn period, in present-day 英山 (Yīngshān)

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