方國
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Chinese
[edit]square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
country; state; nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (方國) | 方 | 國 | |
| simp. (方国) | 方 | 国 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fangguó
- Wade–Giles: fang1-kuo2
- Yale: fāng-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanggwo
- Palladius: фанго (fango)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fong1 gwok3
- Yale: fōng gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: fong1 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: fong1 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]方國
- (archaic) vassal states from all quarters
- 厥德不回，以受方國。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jué dé bù huí, yǐ shòu fāngguó. [Pinyin]
- His virtue was without deflection;
And in consequence he received [the allegiance of] the States from all quarters.
厥德不回，以受方国。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]