祖國

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	country; state; nation
trad. (祖國)		祖	國
simp. (祖国)		祖	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zǔguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зўгуй (zwguy, II-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zou² gwok³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): du² gok²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chú-koet

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zi³ guêd⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chó͘-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zou² gog⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵tsu-koq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǔguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǔguó
    • Wade–Giles: tsu³-kuo²
    • Yale: dzǔ-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuugwo
    • Palladius: цзуго (czugo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зўгуй (zwguy, II-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su⁵¹ kuei²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou² gwok³
    • Yale: jóu gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou² guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: du² gok²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: zu` gued`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zu³ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su³¹ ku̯et̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zi³ guêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩³¹ kuɛt̚¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-kok
    • Tâi-lô: tsóo-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zofkog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zou² gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsóu kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou⁵²⁻³⁵ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵tsu-koq
    • MiniDict: tsu^去 koh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tsu-koq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡su³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

祖國

1. homeland; home country; motherland; fatherland; ancestral land

   偉大的祖國／伟大的祖国  ―  wěidà de zǔguó  ―  great motherland

   熱愛祖國／热爱祖国  ―  rè'ài zǔguó  ―  to love one's homeland

   逃離自己的祖國／逃离自己的祖国  ―  táolí zìjǐ de zǔguó  ―  to flee one's home country

   植樹造林，綠化祖國。 [MSC, trad.]
   植树造林，绿化祖国。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhíshù zàolín, lǜhuà zǔguó. [Pinyin]

   Plant trees and grow forests to green the motherland.

Synonyms

• 故國／故国 (gùguó) (literary)
• 故土 (gùtǔ) (literary)
• 自己的國家／自己的国家 (zìjǐ de guójiā)

 

Antonyms

• 異國／异国 (yìguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (祖國):

• → Japanese: 祖国(そこく) (sokoku)
• → Korean: 조국(祖國) (joguk)
• → Vietnamese: tổ quốc (祖國)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
祖	國
そ Grade: 5	こく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so̞ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

祖(そ)國(こく) • (sokoku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 祖国: homeland

Korean

Hanja in this term
祖	國

Noun

祖國 • (joguk) (hangeul 조국)

1. Hanja form^? of 조국 (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
祖	國

Noun

祖國

1. chữ Hán form of tổ quốc (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”).