強國

Chinese
 
strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 country; state; nation
trad. (強國) 強 國
simp. (强国) 强 国

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 強 國
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 群 (30) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 陽 (105) 登 (132)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 巨良切 古或切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɡɨɐŋ/ /kwək̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɡiɐŋ/ /kʷək̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɡiɑŋ/ /kuək̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /gɨaŋ/ /kwək̚/
Li
Rong		 /ɡiaŋ/ /kuək̚/
Wang
Li		 /ɡĭaŋ/ /kuək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /gi̯aŋ/ /kwək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 qiáng guo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 koeng4 gwak1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 強 國
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 10318 5547
Phonetic
component		 强 或
Rime
group		 陽 職
Rime
subdivision		 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 強 國
Old
Chinese		 /*ɡaŋ/ /*kʷɯːɡ/
Notes 彊省聲而非弘聲，
通借爲彊

Noun

強國

  1. powerful nation; powerful country; power
    學習強國 [MSC, trad.]
    学习强国 [MSC, simp.]
    Xuéxí Qiángguó [Pinyin]
    Xuexi Qiangguo (2019 mobile app)
  2. tyrannical state
    王者尚其德而布其刑，霸者刑德並湊，強國先其刑而後德。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    王者尚其德而布其刑，霸者刑德并凑，强国先其刑而后德。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: Shuoyuan, circa 1st century BCE
    Wángzhě shàng qí dé ér bù qí xíng, bà zhě xíng dé bìng còu, qiángguó xiān qí xíng ér hòu dé. [Pinyin]
    Just rulers revere virtue and promulgate laws of penal justice accordinly. Hegemons make use of punishment and morals in parallel. A despotic country prioritizes on punishments and treat virtue as secondary.
  3. (chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, sarcastic) People's Republic of China; China

Derived terms

Verb

強國

  1. to make one's country more powerful

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (強國):
  • → Japanese: 強国(きょうこく) (kyōkoku)
  • → Korean: 강국(強國) (gangguk)
  • → Vietnamese: cường quốc (強國)
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