# 三國
## Chinese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “concrete date or dynasty where the term originates to refer to this period”)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Sānguó
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saam$^1$ gwok$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Sâm-koet
    (Hailu, HRS): sam$^ˋ$ gued
* Eastern Min (BUC): Săng-guók
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Sam-kok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sam$^1$ gog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$se-koq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Sānguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Sanguó
*** Wade–Giles: San$^1$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: Sān-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sangwo
*** Palladius: Саньго (Sanʹgo)
*** Sinological IPA : /sän⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saam$^1$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: sāam gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saam$^1$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sam$^1$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːm⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sâm-koet
*** Hakka Romanization System: sam$^ˊ$ gued$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sam$^1$ gued$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ ku̯et̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sam$^ˋ$ gued
*** Sinological IPA: /sam⁵³ kuet⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Săng-guók
*** Sinological IPA : /saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(k-)}$ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-kok
*** Tâi-lô: Sam-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: samkog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sam$^1$ gog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sam kok
*** Sinological IPA : /sam³³⁻²³ kok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$se-koq
*** MiniDict: se$^平$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$se-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /se⁵⁵ koʔ²¹/

### Proper noun

三國
* (Chinese history) the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)
* (Korean history) the Three Kingdoms of Korea
* An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 三国, Mikuni

#### Derived terms

* 三國志／三国志 (Sānguó Zhì)
* 三國演義／三国演义 (Sānguó Yǎnyì)
* 三國鼎立／三国鼎立 (sānguó dǐnglì)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 三国(さんごく) (sangoku)
* → Korean: 삼국(三國) (samguk)
* → Vietnamese: Tam Quốc (三國)
Other:
* → English: Three Kingdoms
* → Thai: สามก๊ก
** → Khmer: សាម​កុក (saam-kok)
** → Japanese: サームコック (Sāmukokku)
* → Indonesian: Sam Kok, Samkok

#### See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history :
| Name | Time period | Divisions | Divisions |
| Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | | |
| Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周／东周 | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周／东周 | Warring States period 戰國／战国 |
| Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代) | 221 – 206 BCE | | |
| Han 漢／汉 (～朝, ～代) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢／西汉 | Western Han 西漢／西汉 |
| Xin 新 (～朝) ||
| Eastern Han 東漢／东汉 ||
| Three Kingdoms 三國／三国 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | Wei 魏 |
| Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉 ||
| Wu 吳／吴 ||
| Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代) | 265 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉／西晋 | Western Jin 西晉／西晋 |
| Eastern Jin 東晉／东晋 ||
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Wei 北魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Western Wei 西魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Eastern Wei 東魏／东魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Zhou 北周 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Qi 北齊／北齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liu Song 劉宋／刘宋 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Southern Qi 南齊／南齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Chen 陳／陈 (～朝, ～代) |
| Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代) | 581 – 618 C.E. | | |
| Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代) | 618 – 907 C.E. | | |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國／五代十国 | 907 – 960 C.E. | | |
| Liao 遼／辽 (～朝, ～代) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | | |
| Song 宋 (～朝, ～代) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 | Northern Song 北宋 |
| Southern Song 南宋 ||
| Western Xia 西夏 | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | | |
| Jin 金 (～朝, ～代) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | | |
| Western Liao 西遼／西辽 | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | | |
| Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | | |
| Ming 明 (～朝, ～代) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | | |
| Qing 清 (～朝, ～代) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | | |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 三 | 國 |
| さん Grade: 1 | こく > ごく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sã̠ŋɡo̞kɯ̟]

### Proper noun

三(さん)國(ごく) • (Sangoku)
* Kyūjitai form of 三国: the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 三 | 國 |

### Proper noun

三國 • (Samguk) (hangeul 삼국)
* hanja form of 삼국 (“the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 三 | 國 |

### Proper noun

三國
* chữ Hán form of Tam Quốc (“the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)”).