# 法國
## Chinese
### Etymology

From 法 (Fǎ, abbreviation of 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī), from French France) + 國／国 (guó, “country”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): Fǎguó, Fàguó
       (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, ㄈㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): Фагуй (Faguy, I-II) / Фагуә (Faguə, I-II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): faat$^3$ gwok$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): fat$^2$ gok$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Fap-koet
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fab$^5$ guêd$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Huák-guók
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hah$^6$ gorh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Hoat-kok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huab$^4$ gog$^4$ / huag$^4$ gog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$faq-koq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Fǎguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fǎguó
*** Wade–Giles: fa$^3$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: fǎ-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faagwo
*** Palladius: фаго (fago)
*** Sinological IPA : /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Fàguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fàguó
*** Wade–Giles: fa$^4$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: fà-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahgwo
*** Palladius: фаго (fago)
*** Sinological IPA : /fä⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: Фагуй (Faguy, I-II) / Фагуә (Faguə, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /fa²⁴ kuei⁵¹/, /fa²⁴ kuə⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faat$^3$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: faat gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faat$^8$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fad$^3$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: fat$^2$ gok$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fat̚⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fap-koet
*** Hakka Romanization System: fab$^ˋ$ gued$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fab$^5$ gued$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /fap̚² ku̯et̚²/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fab$^5$ guêd$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /fap̚¹ kuɛt̚¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Huák-guók
*** Sinological IPA : /huaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kuɔʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hah$^6$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: hah$^4$ gorh$^6$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Hah-go̤h
*** Sinological IPA : /haʔ¹⁻⁴² kɒʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hah$^6$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: hah$^7$ gorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /haʔ²⁻²⁴ kɒʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-kok
*** Tâi-lô: Huat-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoatkog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: huab$^4$ gog$^4$ / huag$^4$ gog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huap kok / huak kok
*** Sinological IPA : /huap̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/, /huak̚²⁻⁴ kok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$faq-koq
*** MiniDict: fah$^入$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$faq-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /faʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

### Proper noun

法國
* France (a country in Western Europe)
    法國南部／法国南部 ― Fǎguó nánbù ― the South of France; Southern France
       Fǎguó zài Měiguó yǒu duōshao lǐngshìguǎn? [Pinyin]
       How many consulates does France have in the US?
       Zhè shì wǒ tèyì cóng Fǎguó gěi nǐmen dài huílái de yīxiē zīliào, nǐmen hǎohǎo kànkàn. [Pinyin]
       These are some materials that I brought back for you from France. Please take a look.

#### Synonyms

* (dated or poetic) 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)
* (obsolete) 佛蘭西／佛兰西 (Fólánxī)
* (Hokkien, Teochew, obsolete) 荷蘭西／荷兰西
* (abbreviation) 法 (fǎ)

#### Derived terms

* 法國人 / 法国人 (Fǎguórén)
* 法國大革命 / 法国大革命 (Fǎguó Dàgémìng)
* 法國百合 / 法国百合 (Fǎguó bǎihé)
* 法國砂鍋 / 法国砂锅 (Fǎguó shāguō)
* 法國號 / 法国号 (fǎguóhào)
* 法新社 (Fǎxīnshè)
* 維希法國 / 维希法国 (Wéixī Fǎguó)

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: Pháp Quốc (法國)
Others:
* ⇒ Manchu: ᡶᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (fa gurun)
* → Zhuang: Fazgoz

#### See also

* 法語／法语 (fǎyǔ)

### Verb

法國
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of 發覺 / 发觉 (faat3 gok3). [2010s]
       faat$^3$ m$^4$ faat$^3$ gwok$^3$...... [Jyutping]
       Did you notice that...