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Definition 2024

建國

建國

Chinese

		to establish; to found; to set up to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	country; state; nation
trad. (建國)		建	國
simp. (建国)		建	国

Proper noun

建國

the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949

Verb

建國

to found a country; to establish a nation-state; to build a nation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiànguó

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ gwok³
Min Nan (POJ): kiàn-kok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiànguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianngwo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ gwok³
  - Yale: gin gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ gwok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ kʷɔːk̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-kok
  - Tâi-lô: kiàn-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiernkog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔk̚³²/