委國

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěiguó

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² gwok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěiguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeigwo
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² gwok³
  - Yale: wái gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei² guog³
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Etymology 1

		to give up; to commission	country; state; nation
trad. (委國)		委	國
simp. (委国)		委	国

Verb

委國

(literary) to entrust a country's sovereignty to someone else
(literary) to give up one's royal title

Etymology 2

		Venezuela	country; state; nation
trad. (委國)		委	國
simp. (委国)		委	国

Proper noun

委國

Short for 委內瑞拉／委内瑞拉 (Wěinèiruìlā).

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