Chinese

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

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祖國

  1. homeland; home country; motherland; fatherland; ancestral land
    偉大祖國伟大祖国  ―  wěidà de zǔguó  ―  great motherland
    熱愛祖國热爱祖国  ―  rè'ài zǔguó  ―  to love one's homeland
    逃離自己祖國逃离自己祖国  ―  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.

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

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
こく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

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()(こく) (sokoku

  1. Kyūjitai form of 祖国: homeland

Korean

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Hanja in this term

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祖國 (joguk) (hangeul 조국)

  1. hanja form? of 조국 (motherland, fatherland; homeland)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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祖國

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