# 聯邦
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): liánbāng
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄤ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лянбон (li͡anbon, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun$^4$ bong$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lièn-pâng
    (Hailu, HRS): lien bang$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): lièng-băng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liân-pang / biân-pang
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$li-paon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liánbāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liánbang
*** Wade–Giles: lien$^2$-pang$^1$
*** Yale: lyán-bāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianbang
*** Palladius: ляньбан (ljanʹban)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɛn³⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лянбон (li͡anbon, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /liæ̃²⁴ pɑŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lyun$^4$ bong$^1$
*** Yale: lyùhn bōng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lyn$^4$ bong$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lün$^4$ bong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lyːn²¹ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lièn-pâng
*** Hakka Romanization System: lien$^ˇ$ bang$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lian$^2$ bang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /li̯en¹¹ paŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lien bang$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /lien⁵⁵ paŋ⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lièng-băng
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃ieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(p-)}$maŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liân-pang
*** Tâi-lô: liân-pang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lienpafng
*** IPA (Taipei): /liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ paŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn²³⁻³³ paŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn¹³⁻²² paŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² paŋ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn²⁴⁻²² paŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biân-pang
*** Tâi-lô: biân-pang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bienpafng
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛn¹³⁻²² paŋ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$li-paon
*** MiniDict: li$^去$ paon
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$li-paan
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²² pɑ̃⁴⁴/

### Noun

聯邦
* federal state; federation; commonwealth; union (array of states unified under one central authority)
       Xiàngbǐ zhōngyāngjíquán zhì, liánbāng zhì xià dìfāngzhèngfǔ wǎngwǎng yǒu gèng dà de nèizhèng zìzhǔ quán, ér liánbāngzhèngfǔ zé zhǐ fùzé wàijiāo, guófáng děng shèjí zhǔquán de shìyí. [Pinyin]
       When compared to a centralized political system, local governments under federalism often have larger autonomy in internal affairs, while the federal government is only responsible for sovereignty-related matters like diplomacy and military.

#### Derived terms

* 俄羅斯聯邦 / 俄罗斯联邦 (Éluósī Liánbāng)
* 共和聯邦 / 共和联邦 (Gònghé Liánbāng)
* 南斯拉夫社會主義聯邦共和國 / 南斯拉夫社会主义联邦共和国 (Nánsīlāfū Shèhuì Zhǔyì Liánbāng Gònghéguó)
* 澳大利亞聯邦 / 澳大利亚联邦 (Àodàlìyà Liánbāng)
* 聯邦儲備系統 / 联邦储备系统 (Liánbāng chǔbèi Xìtǒng)
* 聯邦學習 / 联邦学习 (liánbāng xuéxí)
* 聯邦政府 / 联邦政府 (liánbāng zhèngfǔ)
* 英聯邦 / 英联邦 (Yīngliánbāng)
* 銀河聯邦 / 银河联邦 (Yínhé Liánbāng)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 連邦(れんぽう) (renpō)
* → Korean: 연방(聯邦) (yeonbang), 련방(聯邦) (ryeonbang)
* → Vietnamese: liên bang (聯邦)
Others:
* → Zhuang: lenzbangh

#### See also

* 邦聯／邦联 (bānglián)

### Proper noun

聯邦
* (Singapore) Malaysia (a country in Asia)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 馬來西亞 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 馬來西亞, 大馬, 馬國 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 馬來西亞, 大馬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 馬來西亞, 聯邦, 州府, 馬國, 大馬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 馬來西亞, 大馬, 馬拉, 馬國 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 馬拉 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 馬來西亞, 馬來亞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 馬來西亞 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 馬來西亞 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 馬來西亞 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 馬來西亞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬來西亞, 州府 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 馬來西亞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 馬來西亞, 聯邦, 州府, 馬來亞 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 馬來西亞 |

### Further reading

* “联邦”, in Singaporean Mandarin Database‎, (Can we date this quote?)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 聯 | 邦 |
| れん Hyōgai | ほう > ぽう Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 聯邦 – see the following entry. :
| 【連邦れんぽう】 | [noun] a federal state; a federation |
(This term, 聯邦, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 聯 | 邦 |

### Noun

聯邦 • (yeonbang) (hangeul 연방)
* hanja form of 연방 (“federation, union”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 聯 | 邦 |

### Noun

聯邦
* chữ Hán form of liên bang (“federation, union”).