康國

Chinese

		peaceful; spongy (of radishes)	country; state; nation
trad. (康國)		康	國
simp. (康国)		康	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kāngguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong¹ gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kāngguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kangguó
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻang¹-kuo²
    • Yale: Kāng-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kanggwo
    • Palladius: Канго (Kango)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hong¹ gwok³
    • Yale: hōng gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong¹ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong¹ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Proper noun

康國

1. (historical) state of Kang (a feudal state during the Western Zhou period)
2. (historical) kingdom of Kang:
   1. an ancient matriarchal kingdom in Tibet, also known as 東女國／东女国
   2. (during Sui and Tang dynasties) Kangju (a historical polity in the West), today identified as Sogdiana
3. (historical) Kangguo (era name of Yelü Dashi from 1134 to 1143)

Synonyms

• 康居 (Kāngjū)