# 王國
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wángguó
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wong$^4$ gwok$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vòng-koet
* Eastern Min (BUC): uòng-guók
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ông-kok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): uang$^5$ gog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$waon-koq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wángguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wángguó
*** Wade–Giles: wang$^2$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: wáng-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanggwo
*** Palladius: ванго (vango)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$亡國／亡国 王國／王国
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wong$^4$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: wòhng gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wong$^4$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wong$^4$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-koet
*** Hakka Romanization System: vong$^ˇ$ gued$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vong$^2$ gued$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: uòng-guók
*** Sinological IPA : /uoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ông-kok
*** Tâi-lô: ông-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ongkog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: uang$^5$ gog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uâng kok
*** Sinological IPA : /uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$waon-koq
*** MiniDict: waon$^去$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhuaan-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦuɑ̃²² koʔ⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: hjwang kwok
Rime :
| Character | 王 | 國 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (106) | 德 (132) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 雨方切 | 古或切 |
| Baxter | hjwang | kwok |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦʉɐŋ/ | /kwək̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦʷiɐŋ/ | /kʷək̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣiuɑŋ/ | /kuək̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦuaŋ/ | /kwək̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣiuaŋ/ | /kuək̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭwaŋ/ | /kuək̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /iwaŋ/ | /kwək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wáng | guo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wong$^4$ | gwak$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢʷaŋ [C.q]ʷˤək/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷaŋ kʷɯːɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 王 | 國 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wáng | guó |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hjwang › | ‹ kwok › |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷaŋ/ | /*[C.q]ʷˁək/ |
| English | king | state (n.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 王 | 國 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12742 | 5547 |
| Phonetic component | 王 | 或 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 王 | 國 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷaŋ/ | /*kʷɯːɡ/ |

### Noun

王國
* kingdom; realm

#### Derived terms

* 不丹王國／不丹王国 (Bùdān Wángguó)
* 中王國／中王国 (Zhōngwángguó)
* 大不列顛王國／大不列颠王国 (Dàbùlièdiān Wángguó)
* 寮王國／寮王国 (Liáowángguó)
* 必然王國／必然王国 (bìrán wángguó)
* 普魯士王國／普鲁士王国 (Pǔlǔshì Wángguó)
* 沙特阿拉伯王國／沙特阿拉伯王国 (Shātè Ālābó Wángguó)
* 泰王國／泰王国 (Tàiwángguó)
* 獨立王國／独立王国 (dúlì wángguó)
* 聯合王國／联合王国 (Liánhé Wángguó)
* 自由王國／自由王国 (zìyóu wángguó)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 王国(おうこく) (ōkoku)
* → Korean: 왕국(王國) (wangguk)
* → Vietnamese: vương quốc (王國)
Others:
* → Zhuang: vangzgoz, vuengzguek

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 王 | 國 |
| おう Grade: 1 | こく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 王國 – see the following entry. :
| 【王国おうこく】 | [noun] kingdom (realm ruled by a king and/or queen) [noun] (figuratively) kingdom (realm or conceptual space where something is dominant) |
(This term, 王國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 王 | 國 |

### Noun

王國 • (wangguk) (hangeul 왕국)
* hanja form of 왕국 (“kingdom”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 王 | 國 |

### Noun

王國
* chữ Hán form of vương quốc (“kingdom”).