牆國

Chinese

		wall	country; state; nation
trad. (牆國)		牆	國
simp. (墙国)		墙	国
Literally: “wall country”.

Etymology

Humorous homophone of 強國／强国 (qiángguó, “powerful nation”) in Mandarin. The wall refers to the Great Firewall of China, the Internet censorship facilities of People's Republic of China.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiángguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiángguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciángguó
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiang²-kuo²
    • Yale: chyáng-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanggwo
    • Palladius: цянго (cjango)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ gwok³
    • Yale: chèuhng gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

Noun

牆國

1. (chiefly Taiwan, sarcastic) mainland China; People's Republic of China excluding Hong Kong and Macau

Usage notes

• Often used to mock people from People's Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) for their Internet censorship.

Synonyms

• 牆內／墙内