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

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 kwɔ³⁵/

Noun

上國

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

Synonyms

(royal court):

Synonyms of 上國

世 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
公家 (gōngjiā)
公庭 (gōngtíng)
朝廷 (cháotíng)
王室 (wángshì)
王家 (wángjiā)

王朝 (wángcháo)
皇室 (huángshì)
皇朝 (huángcháo)
中國／中国 (zhōngguó) (archaic)
國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)

(capital city):

Synonyms of 上國

京城 (jīngchéng) (literary)
京邑 (jīngyì) (literary)
京都 (jīngdū) (literary)
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)
首都 (shǒudū)
京師／京师 (jīngshī) (literary)
京華／京华 (jīnghuá) (literary)
國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
國都／国都 (guódū)
鎬京／镐京 (hàojīng) (literary)
長安／长安 (cháng'ān) (literary, figurative)

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