爪哇國

Chinese

		Java; Java, the programming language	country; state; nation
trad. (爪哇國)		爪哇	國
simp. (爪哇国)		爪哇	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhǎowāguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˇ ㄨㄚ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhǎowāguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ ㄨㄚ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhǎowaguó
    • Wade–Giles: Chao³-wa¹-kuo²
    • Yale: Jǎu-wā-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jaouagwo
    • Palladius: Чжаоваго (Čžaovago)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

Noun

爪哇國

1. (figurative) remote place

   我早就把煩惱丟到爪哇國了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我早就把烦恼丢到爪哇国了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zǎo jiù bǎ fánnǎo diū dào Zhǎowāguó le. [Pinyin]

   I since the early on have thrown away my sorrow.

   • 18th century, Cao Xueqin, chapter 10, in Dream of the Red Chamber:

     金氏聽了這半日話，把方才在他嫂子家的那一團要向秦氏理論的盛氣早嚇的丟在爪窪國去了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     金氏听了这半日话，把方才在他嫂子家的那一团要向秦氏理论的盛气早吓的丢在爪洼国去了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     Jīn Shì tīng le zhè bànrì huà, bǎ fāngcái zài tā sǎozi jiā de nà yī tuán yào xiàng Qín Shì lǐlùn de shèngqì zǎo xià de diū zài Zhǎowāguó qù le. [Pinyin]

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