英國

Chinese
contracted from 英吉利 (Yīngjílì) or 英格蘭／英格兰 (Yīnggélán, “England”) country; state; nation
trad. (英國) 英 國
simp. (英国) 英 国

Pronunciation

Proper noun

英國

  1. United Kingdom (a country in Europe)
    泰晤士河是英國第二長的河流。 [MSC, trad.]
    泰晤士河是英国第二长的河流。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tàiwùshìhé shì Yīngguó dì'èr cháng de héliú. [Pinyin]
    The River Thames is the second longest river in the UK.
    英國政府憑什麼要干涉？ [MSC, trad.]
    英国政府凭什么要干涉？ [MSC, simp.]
    Yīngguó zhèngfǔ píng shénme yào gānshè? [Pinyin]
    On what authority can the British government interfere?
  2. (proscribed) England
  3. (historical) Ying, a minor state that existed before the Spring and Autumn period, in present-day 英山 (Yīngshān)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (英國):

Others:

  • → Central Bai: Yenx‧guaif
  • ⇒ Manchu: ᠶᡝᠩ
    ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ     (yeng gurun)
  • → Zhuang: Yinghgoz

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
英 國
えい
Grade: 4		 こく
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

英(えい)國(こく) • (Eikoku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 英国

Korean
Hanja in this term
英國

Proper noun

英國 • (Yeongguk) (hangeul 영국)

  1. Hanja form? of 영국 (“United Kingdom”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
英國

Proper noun

英國

  1. chữ Hán form of Anh Quốc (“United Kingdom”).
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