弱國

Chinese

		weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior	country; state; nation
trad. (弱國)		弱	國
simp. (弱国)		弱	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruòguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ gwok³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngio̍k-koet

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruòguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruòguó
    • Wade–Giles: jo⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: rwò-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohgwo
    • Palladius: жого (žogo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ gwok³
    • Yale: yeuhk gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² kʷɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngio̍k-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiog gued^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiog⁶ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯ok̚⁵ ku̯et̚²/

Noun

弱國

1. weak country; backward country

   • 我們依然是一個弱國，我們在軍力、經濟力和政治組織力各方面都顯得不如敵人。 [MSC, trad.]
     我们依然是一个弱国，我们在军力、经济力和政治组织力各方面都显得不如敌人。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Wǒmen yīrán shì yīge ruòguó, wǒmen zài jūnlì, jīngjìlì hé zhèngzhì zǔzhīlì gè fāngmiàn dōu xiǎnde bùrú dírén. [Pinyin]

     We are still a weak country and manifestly inferior to the enemy in military, economic and political-organizational power.

Antonyms

• 強國／强国 (qiángguó)

Derived terms

• 弱國無外交／弱国无外交 (ruòguó wú wàijiāo)