# 俄國
## Chinese

* 俄國

### Etymology

From 俄 (É, abbreviation of 俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī)) + 國／国 (guó, “country”); attested as early as 1838, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Éguó, Èguó
    (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngo$^4$ gwok$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngo$^3$ gok$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'ngo$^4$ guet$^6$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): ngo$^2$ guêd$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ngò̤-guók
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Gô-kok / Ngô͘-kok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ngo$^5$ gog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ngu-koq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Éguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: éguó
*** Wade–Giles: o$^2$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: é-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ergwo
*** Palladius: эго (ego)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant, common in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Èguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: èguó
*** Wade–Giles: o$^4$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: è-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehgwo
*** Palladius: эго (ego)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$俄國／俄国 鄂國／鄂国
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngo$^4$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: ngòh gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngo$^4$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngo$^4$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɔː²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngo$^3$ gok$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡᵘɔ²² kɔk̚⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'ngo$^4$ guet$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈŋo³⁵ kuɛt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngo$^2$ guêd$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋo¹¹ kuɛt̚¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Ngò̤-guók
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋo⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$uɔʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô-kok
*** Tâi-lô: Gô-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goi'kog
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɤ²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡo²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡo²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡo¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘-kok
*** Tâi-lô: Ngôo-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngo'kog
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ngo$^5$ gog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngô kok
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ngu-koq
*** MiniDict: ngu$^去$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ngu-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋu²² koʔ⁴⁴/

### Proper noun

俄國
* Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia) (at any point of its history)
* (specifically, historical) Short for 俄羅斯帝國／俄罗斯帝国 (Éluósī dìguó, “Russian Empire”).
* (chiefly Taiwan, by extension, historical) Soviet Russia
    From: 1949, 蔣中正 (Chiang Kai-shek), 《中華民國三十八年國慶紀念告全國軍民同胞書》
    sì nián yǐlái Éguó cèdòng Dōng'ōu gèguó de gòngdǎng [Pinyin]
    Soviet Russia has been instigating communist parties in Eastern Europe for four years

#### Usage notes

俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī) is more commonly used when referring to the modern country (instead of the historical Russian Empire), while 俄國／俄国 (Éguó) is typically used to refer to the former Russian Empire. But if 俄國／俄国 (Éguó) is used as an attributive, it is equivalent to 俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī) (e.g. 俄國人／俄国人 (Éguórén) and 俄羅斯人／俄罗斯人 (éluósīrén) both refer to "a Russian person, Russian people".)

#### Synonyms

* (Russia):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 俄羅斯, 俄國 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 烏魯斯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 俄羅斯, 俄國 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 俄羅斯 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 俄羅斯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 俄羅斯 |
* (Russian Empire):
** 俄羅斯帝國／俄罗斯帝国 (Éluósī dìguó)
** 帝俄 (Dì'é)
** 沙俄 (Shā'é)
* (Soviet Union):
** 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián)
** 赤俄 (chì'é)
** 蘇俄／苏俄 (Sū'é)
** (Mainland China, dated, derogatory) 蘇修／苏修 (Sūxiū)

#### Derived terms

* 俄國人／俄国人 (Éguórén)
* 俄國沙拉／俄国沙拉 (Éguó shālā)

#### Descendants

* → Lü: ᦵᦁᦲᧉᦷᦅᧉ (ʼoe²ko²)