# 民國
## Chinese

* 民國

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): mínguó
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): min$^2$ gue$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мингуй (minguy, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): man$^4$ gwok$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): min$^4$ guet$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mìn-koet
    (Hailu, HRS): min gued
* Jin (Wiktionary): ming$^1$ gueh$^6$
* Eastern Min (BUC): mìng-guók
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ming$^2$ gorh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bîn-kok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ming$^5$ gog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$min-koq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): min$^2$ gue$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mínguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mínguó
*** Wade–Giles: min$^2$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: mín-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingwo
*** Palladius: миньго (minʹgo)
*** Sinological IPA : /min³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: min$^2$ gue$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mingue
*** Sinological IPA : /min²¹ kuɛ²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мингуй (minguy, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ²⁴ kuei⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: man$^4$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: màhn gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: man$^4$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: men$^4$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: min$^4$ guet$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /min³⁵ kuɛt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-koet
*** Hakka Romanization System: min$^ˇ$ gued$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: min$^2$ gued$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: min gued
*** Sinological IPA: /min⁵⁵ kuet⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ming$^1$ gueh$^6$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /mĩŋ¹¹ kuəʔ²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: mìng-guók
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: ming$^4$ gorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ¹³⁻⁴² kɒʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: ming$^4$ gorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ¹³⁻⁴² kɒʔ²/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: ming$^4$ ngorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ¹³⁻⁴² $^{(k-)}$ŋɒʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: ming$^4$ ngorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ¹³⁻⁴² $^{(k-)}$ŋɒʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bîn-kok
*** Tâi-lô: bîn-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: binkog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bin²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bin²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bin¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bin²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bin²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ming$^5$ gog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mîng kok
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$min-koq
*** MiniDict: min$^去$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$min-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /min²² koʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: min$^2$ gue$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /min¹³ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴/

### Noun

民國
* republic
    民國大馬路／民国大马路 ― Mínguó dàmǎlù ― Avenida da República (Road in Macau) (literally "Republic Avenue")
** 1924, “National Anthem of the Republic of China”, Sun Yat-sen (lyrics):
       Yǐ jiàn mínguó, yǐ jìn dàtóng. [Pinyin]
       To establish the republic, to foster great unity.

#### Usage notes

* 民國／民国 (mínguó) is usually used to refer to the pre-1949 Republic of China, its modern counterpart, or the Republic of Korea. For other republics, 共和國／共和国 (gònghéguó) is used.

#### Synonyms

* 共和國／共和国 (gònghéguó)

#### Derived terms

* 中華民國／中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó)
* 大韓民國／大韩民国 (Dàhán Mínguó)

#### Descendants

* → Peranakan Indonesian: binkok
* → Solon: irḡeng gurung (calque)
* → Manchu: ᡳᡵᡤᡝᠨ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (irgen gurun) (calque)

### Proper noun

民國
* Short for 中華民國／中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó, “Republic of China”).
* (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau) Republic of China during 1912–1949 before its retreat to Taiwan
* the Republic of China era (a Chinese era name; the era beginning with the founding of the Republic of China in 1912)
    民國105年／民国105年 ― Mínguó 105 nián ― 105th year of the Republic era (i.e. 2016 A.D.)

#### Descendants

* → Bouyei: Minfguef
* → Zhuang: Minzgoz

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 民 | 國 |
| みん Grade: 4 | こく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 民國 – see the following entry. :
| 【民国みんこく】 | [noun] a republic, now only either the Republic of China or the Republic of Korea [suffix] (Internet slang, derogatory, offensive, with place name) suffix that indicates many 在(ざい)日(にち) (zainichi) live in the area |
(This term, 民國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 民 | 國 |

### Noun

民國 • (min'guk) (hangeul 민국)
* hanja form of 민국 (“republic”)

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 民 | 國 |
| みん Grade: 4 | くく Jinmeiyō |

### Noun

民(みん)國(くく) (minkuku)
* Kyūjitai form of 民国 (“republic”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 民 | 國 |

### Noun

民國
* chữ Hán form of dân quốc (“republic”).

## Zhuang
### Noun

民國
* Sawndip form of minzgoz