上國

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	country; state; nation
trad. (上國)		上	國
simp. (上国)		上	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngguó
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: shàng-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqgwo
    • Palladius: шанго (šango)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

Noun

上國

1. (historical, as termed by vassal states) royal court; imperial court; imperial household; imperial government
2. (literary) capital city; the capital
3. (historical, Spring and Autumn period) vassal states of the Central Plain
4. (literary) region west of the capital

Synonyms

• (royal court):

• 世 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 中國／中国 (zhōngguó) (archaic)
• 公家 (gōngjiā)
• 公庭 (gōngtíng)
• 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
• 朝廷 (cháotíng)
• 王室 (wángshì)
• 王家 (wángjiā)
• 王朝 (wángcháo)
• 皇室 (huángshì)
• 皇朝 (huángcháo)

 

• (capital city):

• 京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
• 京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
• 京華／京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
• 京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
• 京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
• 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
• 國都／国都 (guódū)
• 帝都 (dìdū) (imperial capital)
• 王京 (wángjīng) (literary, royal capital)
• 王都 (wángdū) (formal, royal capital)
• 皇州 (huángzhōu) (literary, imperial capital)
• 神州 (shénzhōu) (literary)
• 都城 (dūchéng)
• 都邑 (dūyì) (literary)
• 鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
• 長安／长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)
• 首都 (shǒudū)