弊邦
Chinese
[edit]detriment; fraud; harm detriment; fraud; harm; defeat |
a state; country or nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (弊邦) | 弊 | 邦 | |
| simp. #(弊邦) | 弊 | 邦 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bìbang
- Wade–Giles: pi4-pang1
- Yale: bì-bāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihbang
- Palladius: бибан (biban)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹ pɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]弊邦
- (literary, humble) my (humble) country
- 余曰：「弊邦慕尙中國，衣冠、文物彷彿華制，自古中國或見稱以小中華。惟言語尙不免夷風，爲可愧。」 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: 《湛軒書》 by Hong Daeyong, Volume 7, 1700s
- - [Sino-Korean]
- I said, "My humble country holds China in high esteem, and our clothing and culture are all similar to that of China, so that since ancient times, the Chinese have sometimes known us as "Little China". It is only our spoken language that has still not escaped our barbarian customs, which is something to be ashamed of."