# 我國
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wǒguó
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngo$^5$ gwok$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngoi$^4$ gok$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngō̤-guók
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-kok
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wǒguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǒguó
*** Wade–Giles: wo$^3$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: wǒ-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woogwo
*** Palladius: вого (vogo)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngo$^5$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: ngóh gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngo$^5$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngo$^5$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɔː¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngoi$^4$ gok$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡᵘɔi²¹ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngō̤-guók
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋo³³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$uɔʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-kok
*** Tâi-lô: ngóo-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngofkog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

### Noun

我國
* my country; our country; country of the speaker or author
** (specific) China
    Antonym: 他國／他国 (tāguó)
    From: 1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China
    Wǒguó tóng wěidà de Sūwéi'āiShèhuìzhǔyìGònghéguóLiánméng, tóng gè rénmín mínzhǔ guójiā yǐjīng jiànlì le láo bùkě pò de yǒuyì, wǒguó rénmín tóng quánshìjiè àihǎo hépíng de rénmín de yǒuyì yě rìjiàn zēngjìn, zhè zhǒng yǒuyì jiāng jìxù fāzhǎn hé gǒnggù. [Pinyin]
    China has already built an indestructible friendship with the great Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the People's Democracies; and the friendship between China and peace-loving people in all other countries is growing day by day.
    From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談
    Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]
    Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.
    From: Mozi, c. 4th century BCE
    Fán wǒguó néng shè yù zhī shì, wǒ jiāng shǎng guì zhī, bù néng shè yù zhī shì, wǒ jiāng zuì jiàn zhī. [Pinyin]
    All those warriors in my kingdom who can shoot arrows and drive chariots well, I shall reward and honor them. Those warriors who cannot shoot and drive well, I shall punish and disgrace them.
    From: 《元亨釋書》 (Genkō Shakusho) by Kokan Shiren, 1322
    - [Pinyin]
    China is called a great country. Yet although its territory is tremendous, all the signs of its having received the Mandate [of Heaven] are man-made. It was not Heaven who engendered [their Mandate]. Although Japan is smaller, it was the gods who established it.
    From: 《西浦漫筆》 by Kim Manjung, late 1600s
    Geum aguk simun, sa gi eon i hak taguk ji eon, seollyeong sipbun sangsa, jishi aengmu ji in'eon. [Sino-Korean]
    Nowadays, Korean poetry and writings give up their own language and learn the language of another country. Even if they are totally alike, it is merely human speech from parrots.
    From: 《海東志略》 by Ngô Thì Nhậm, late 1700s
    Ngã quốc văn tự đa dụng quốc ngữ tự Hàn Thuyên. [Sino-Vietnamese]
    Since Hàn Thuyên (born 1229), Vietnamese writings often use the national language.

#### Usage notes

* This word typically refers to China in most contexts, by virtue of being a Chinese word referring to the country of the speaker. Although literally "my/our country", 我國／我国 (wǒguó) should be used with care when the speaker and the audience do not necessarily share a national identity, or the speaker is not from a Chinese-speaking country, to avoid confusion.

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 아국(我國) (aguk)

#### See also

* 你國／你国 (Nǐguó)
* 他國／他国 (tāguó)
* 外國／外国 (wàiguó)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 我 | 國 |
| わ(が) Grade: 6 | くに Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 我國 – see the following entry. :
| 【わがくに】 | [noun] [from 712] our country (i.e. Japan) Alternative spellings 我が国, 我国, 吾が国, 吾国, わが国 |
(This term, 我國, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (我国) of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 我 | 國 |

### Noun

我國 • (aguk) (hangeul 아국)
* hanja form of 아국 (“(literary) our country”)