法國

Chinese

		France (abbreviation)	country; state; nation
trad. (法國)		法	國
simp. (法国)		法	国
anagram		國法／国法

Etymology

From 法 (Fǎ, abbreviation of 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī), from French France) + 國／国 (guó, “country”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Fǎguó, Fàguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, ㄈㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Фагуй (Faguy, I-II) / Фагуә (Faguə, I-II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): faat³ gwok³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fat² gok²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Fap-koet

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fab⁵ guêd⁵

• Eastern Min (BUC): Huák-guók
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hah⁶ gorh⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hoat-kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huab⁴ gog⁴ / huag⁴ gog⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷faq-koq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Fǎguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎguó
    • Wade–Giles: fa³-kuo²
    • Yale: fǎ-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faagwo
    • Palladius: фаго (fago)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Fàguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fàguó
    • Wade–Giles: fa⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: fà-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahgwo
    • Palladius: фаго (fago)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Фагуй (Faguy, I-II) / Фагуә (Faguə, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fa²⁴ kuei⁵¹/, /fa²⁴ kuə⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ gwok³
    • Yale: faat gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fat² gok²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fat̚⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fap-koet
    • Hakka Romanization System: fab^ˋ gued^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fab⁵ gued⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /fap̚² ku̯et̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fab⁵ guêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /fap̚¹ kuɛt̚¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Huák-guók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kuɔʔ²⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hah⁶ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: hah⁴ gorh⁶]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haʔ¹⁻⁴² kɒʔ¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hah⁶ gorh⁶ [Phonetic: hah⁷ gorh⁶]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haʔ²⁻²⁴ kɒʔ²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-kok
    • Tâi-lô: Huat-kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoatkog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huab⁴ gog⁴ / huag⁴ gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huap kok / huak kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huap̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/, /huak̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷faq-koq
    • MiniDict: fah^入 koh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴faq-koq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

法國

2. France (a country in Western Europe)

   法國南部／法国南部  ―  Fǎguó nánbù  ―  the South of France; Southern France

   法國在美國有多少領事館？ [MSC, trad.]
   法国在美国有多少领事馆？ [MSC, simp.]

   Fǎguó zài Měiguó yǒu duōshao lǐngshìguǎn? [Pinyin]

   How many consulates does France have in the US?

   這是我特意從法國給你們帶回來的一些資料，你們好好看看。 [MSC, trad.]
   这是我特意从法国给你们带回来的一些资料，你们好好看看。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè shì wǒ tèyì cóng Fǎguó gěi nǐmen dài huílái de yīxiē zīliào, nǐmen hǎohǎo kànkàn. [Pinyin]

   These are some materials that I brought back for you from France. Please take a look.

Synonyms

• (dated or poetic) 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)
• (Hokkien, Teochew, obsolete) 荷蘭西／荷兰西

Derived terms

• 法國人／法国人 (Fǎguórén)
• 法國大革命／法国大革命 (Fǎguó Dàgémìng)
• 法國百合／法国百合 (Fǎguó bǎihé)
• 法國砂鍋／法国砂锅 (Fǎguó shāguō)
• 法國號／法国号 (fǎguóhào)
• 法新社 (Fǎxīnshè)
• 維希法國／维希法国 (Wéixī Fǎguó)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (法國):

• → Vietnamese: Pháp Quốc (法國)

Others:

• ⇒ Manchu: ᡶᠠ
  ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (fa gurun)
• → Zhuang: Fazgoz

See also

• 法語／法语 (fǎyǔ)

Verb

法國

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of 發覺／发觉 (faat3 gok3). [2010s]

   法唔法國…… [Cantonese, trad.]
   法唔法国…… [Cantonese, simp.]

   faat³ m⁴ faat³ gwok³...... [Jyutping]

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