# 中華民國
## Chinese

| | | China | republic; Republic of China |
| trad. (中華民國) | trad. (中華民國) | 中華 | 民國 |
| simp. (中华民国) | simp. (中华民国) | 中华 | 民国 |
* 中華民國 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 中華民國 (Cantonese)
* 中華民國 (Wu)
* 中華民國 (Gan)
* 中華民國 (Classical)
* Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok (Southern Min)
* Dṳ̆ng-huà Mìng-guók (Eastern Min)
* Chûng-fà Mìn-koet (Hakka)

### Etymology

* 中華民國的稱號
Blend of 中華 / 中华 (“China; Chinese”) +‎ 民 (mín, “people; citizens”) +‎ 國 / 国 (guó, “Country”) by Sun Yat-sen. In 1916, he explained the reason for his creation:
    諸君知中華民國之意義乎？何以不曰中華共和國，而必曰中華民國？此民字之意義，為僕研究十餘年而得之者。歐美之共和國創建遠在吾國之前，二十世紀之國民，當含有創制之精神，不當自謂能效法於十八、九世紀成法而引以為自足。 [MSC, trad.]诸君知中华民国之意义乎？何以不曰中华共和国，而必曰中华民国？此民字之意义，为仆研究十余年而得之者。欧美之共和国创建远在吾国之前，二十世纪之国民，当含有创制之精神，不当自谓能效法于十八、九世纪成法而引以为自足。 [MSC, simp.]From: 1916, 中華民國之意義 (The meaning of the Republic of China), 國父全集第三冊 (The Complete Works of Sun Yat-sen, volume three), p163.Zhūjūn zhī zhōnghuámínguó zhī yìyì hū? Héyǐ bù yuē zhōnghuá gònghéguó, ér bì yuē zhōnghuámínguó? Cǐ mín zì zhī yìyì, wèi pú yánjiū shí yú nián ér dézhī zhě. Ōuměi zhī gònghéguó chuàngjiàn yuǎn zài wú guó zhīqián, èrshí shìjì zhī guómín, dāng hányǒu chuàngzhì zhī jīngshén, bùdāng zì wèi néng xiàofǎ yú shíbā, jiǔ shìjì chéngfǎ ér yǐn yǐwèi zìzú. [Pinyin]Do you know the meaning of Chunghwa Minkuo? Why don't we call it Chunghwa Konghekuo (中華共和國) but rather Chunghwa Minkuo (中華民國)? The meaning of the Chinese character "Min"(民) is the result of my decade-long research. Republics in Europe and the Americas were founded before this state. With our state founded in the 20th century, we shall have the spirit of innovation but not be satisfied with mimicking those founded in the 18th and 19th centuries.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): Zhōnghuá Mínguó
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Zong$^1$ hua$^2$ Min$^2$ gue$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zung$^1$ waa$^4$ man$^4$ gwok$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zung$^1$ fa$^4$ min$^4$ guet$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chûng-fà Mìn-koet
* Jin (Wiktionary): zung$^1$ hua$^1$ ming$^1$ gueh$^6$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Dṳ̆ng-huà Mìng-guók
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): doeng$^1$ hua$^2$ ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ / dyeng$^1$ hua$^2$ ming$^2$ gorh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok / Tiong-hoa Bîn-kok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dong$^1$ hua$^5$ ming$^5$ gog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tson-gho $^6$min-koq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhong$^1$ fa$^2$ min$^2$ gue$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Jhonghuá Mínguó
*** Wade–Giles: Chung$^1$-hua$^2$ Min$^2$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: Jūng-hwá Mín-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jonghwa Mingwo
*** Palladius: Чжунхуа Миньго (Čžunxua Minʹgo)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ min³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: Zong$^1$ hua$^2$ Min$^2$ gue$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Zungxua Mingue
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ xua²¹ min²¹ kuɛ²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^1$ waa$^4$ man$^4$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: jūng wàh màhn gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^1$ waa$^4$ man$^4$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^1$ wa$^4$ men$^4$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ mɐn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zung$^1$ fa$^4$ min$^4$ guet$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡suŋ⁴² fa³⁵ min³⁵ kuɛt̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-fà Mìn-koet
*** Hakka Romanization System: zung$^ˊ$ fa$^ˇ$ min$^ˇ$ gued$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zung$^1$ fa$^2$ min$^2$ gued$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴ fa¹¹ min¹¹ ku̯et̚²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zung$^1$ hua$^1$ ming$^1$ gueh$^6$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /t͡suŋ¹¹ xua¹¹ miŋ¹¹ kuəʔ²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Dṳ̆ng-huà Mìng-guók
*** Sinological IPA : /tyŋ⁵⁵ $^{(h-)}$ŋua⁵³ miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$ŋuɔʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng$^1$ hua$^2$ ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: doeng$^5$ hua$^2$ ming$^4$ gorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tœŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ hua¹³ miŋ¹³⁻⁴² kɒʔ¹/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng$^1$ hua$^2$ ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: doeng$^5$ ngua$^2$ ming$^4$ ngorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tœŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(h-)}$ŋua¹³ miŋ¹³⁻⁴² $^{(k-)}$ŋɒʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dyeng$^1$ hua$^2$ ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: dyeng$^5$ hua$^2$ ming$^4$ gorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tyøŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ hua¹³ miŋ¹³⁻⁴² kɒʔ²/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dyeng$^1$ hua$^2$ ming$^2$ gorh$^6$ [Phonetic: dyeng$^5$ ngua$^2$ ming$^4$ ngorh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tyøŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(h-)}$ŋua¹³ miŋ¹³⁻⁴² $^{(k-)}$ŋɒʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok
*** Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ Bîn-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaa binkog
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hua¹³ bin¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²³ bin²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hua²⁴ bin²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ hua²⁴ bin²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua²⁴ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hoa Bîn-kok
*** Tâi-lô: Tiong-hua Bîn-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dionghoaf binkog
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴ bin²³⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dong$^1$ hua$^5$ ming$^5$ gog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong huâ mîng kok
*** Sinological IPA : /toŋ³³⁻²³ hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tson-gho $^6$min-koq
*** MiniDict: tson$^平$ gho min$^去$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tson-hho $^3$min-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ɦo³³ min²² koʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zhong$^1$ fa$^2$ min$^2$ gue$^6$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³ ɸa̠¹³ min¹³ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡sən³³ ɸa̠¹³ min¹³ ku̯ɤ̞²⁴/

### Proper noun

中華民國
* Republic of China (founded in mainland China in 1912, today commonly referred to as Taiwan)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 中(ちゅう)華(か)民(みん)国(こく) (Chūka Minkoku)
* → Korean: 중화민국(中華民國) (junghwamin'guk)
* → Vietnamese: Trung Hoa Dân Quốc (中華民國)

#### See also

* 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “China”)
* 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān, “Taiwan”)
* 中華臺北／中华台北 (Zhōnghuá Táiběi, “Chinese Taipei”)
* 中華人民共和國／中华人民共和国 (Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó, “People's Republic of China”)
* 臺灣共和國／台湾共和国 (Táiwān Gònghéguó, “Republic of Taiwan”)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 中 | 華 | 民 | 國 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 | か Grade: S | みん Grade: 4 | こく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||||
For pronunciation and definitions of 中華民國 – see the following entry. :
| 【中華民国ちゅうかみんこく】 | [proper noun] the Republic of China |
(This term, 中華民國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

### See also

* 中華民國 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{ja}$

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 中 | 華 | 民 | 國 |

### Proper noun

中華民國 • (junghwa minguk) (hangeul 중화민국)
* hanja form of 중화민국 (“Republic of China”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 中 | 華 | 民 | 國 |

### Proper noun

中華民國
* chữ Hán form of Trung Hoa Dân Quốc (“Republic of China”).