# 如果
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rúguǒ
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu$^4$ gwo$^2$ / jyu$^4$ gu$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yì-kó
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yi$^2$ guo$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ṳ̀-guō
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zy$^2$ gor$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lû-kó / lû-kó͘ / lîr-kó͘ / jû-kó / jî-kó
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ru$^5$ gua$^2$ / ru$^5$ guan$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zy-ku$_5$; $^6$lu-ku$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: rúguǒ
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: rúguǒ
*** Wade–Giles: ju$^2$-kuo$^3$
*** Yale: rú-gwǒ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruguoo
*** Palladius: жуго (žugo)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐu³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyu$^4$ gwo$^2$ / jyu$^4$ gu$^2$
*** Yale: yùh gwó / yùh gú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jy$^4$ gwo$^2$ / jy$^4$ gu$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yu$^4$ guo$^2$ / yu$^4$ gu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyː²¹ kʷɔː³⁵/, /jyː²¹ kuː³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-kó
*** Hakka Romanization System: i$^ˇ$ go$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yi$^2$ go$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ ko³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-kó
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)i$^ˇ$ go$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yi$^2$ go$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i¹¹ ko³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yi$^2$ guo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ kuo³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ṳ̀-guō
*** Sinological IPA : /y⁵³⁻³³ $^{(k-)}$uo³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zy$^2$ gor$^3$ [Phonetic: zy$^5$ gor$^3$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cṳ́-gô̤
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sy¹³⁻²¹ kɒ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zy$^2$ gor$^3$ [Phonetic: zy$^5$ gor$^3$]
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sy¹³⁻²¹ kɒ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lû-kó
*** Tâi-lô: lû-kó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lu'koir
*** IPA (Taipei): /lu²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁵³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lu²⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lû-kó͘
*** Tâi-lô: lû-kóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lu'kor
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lu²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîr-kó͘
*** Tâi-lô: lîr-kóo
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jû-kó
*** Tâi-lô: jû-kó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ju'koir
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zu²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zu¹³⁻²² ko⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-kó
*** Tâi-lô: jî-kó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ji'koir
*** IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi²⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ru$^5$ gua$^2$ / ru$^5$ guan$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jû kuá / jû kuáⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kua⁵²/, /d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kũã⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zy-ku$_5$; $^6$lu-ku$_5$
*** MiniDict: zy$^去$ ku$^去$; lu$^去$ ku$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zr-ku$_2$; $^3$lu-ku$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²² ku⁴⁴/, /lu²² ku⁴⁴/

### Conjunction

如果
* if
       rúguǒ tiānqì yǔnxǔ dehuà [Pinyin]
       if the weather permits
       Rúguǒ yī jiàn shìqíng hǎo dào bù xiàng shì zhēn de, duōbàn bù shì zhēn de. [Pinyin]
       If something sounds too good to be true it probably is.
       Rúguǒ nǐ míngtiān xiǎng shàng nǎr qù, jiù gēn wǒ shuō yīshēng. [Pinyin]
       If you think of going anywhere tomorrow, let me know.

#### Synonyms

* (colloquial) 比方 (bǐfang)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 若, 假, 如, 使, 令, 苟, 向, 向使, 向令, 假令, 假使, 誠, 誠使, 倘, 儻, 當使 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 若, 如, 如果, 若果, 果若, 假如, 假若, 假使, 假設, 倘若, 倘或, 倘然, 倘使, 若是, 若然, 設若, 設使, 設令, 設或, 設 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 要是, 要 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 要是, 要, 如果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 如果 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 如果 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 要是 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 要是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 要是, 假比 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 要是 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 要是, 要, 假使 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 要是, 倘此, 倘倘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 如果, 若果, 若然, 假使間 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 如果, 若果, 若然, 若然之, 假使, 假使間, 假如 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 假如 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 如果, 若果, 假使 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 若果 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 設若 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 如果 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 如果 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 要是, 若是 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 假使 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 係話, 若係, 如果 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 若果, 係講, 係話 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 係講, 係準, 係準講, 準講, 準假, 係若, 若係, 假使, 假詐 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 準講, 可比, 假使, 係講, 若係, 若係講, 準若講 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 係講, 若係, 假使 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 若係講, 假使, 若講, 係講, 若係 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 假使 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 要是 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 來是, 如果 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 來是, 如果 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 儷是, 若還 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 設使, 若是, 若, 若欲是, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是, 甲若, 甲若是 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 設使, 若是, 若, 若欲是, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 設使, 若是, 若, 假若, 假若是, 欲, 欲是, 甲若, 甲若是 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 若是, 若準, 若, 假使, 設使 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 若是, 若準 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 若是, 若, 假使 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 如果 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 若, 若是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 若是 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 但見, 欲 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 麼是, 設如, 設使 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 要是, 如果, 假使, 倘然, 倘使, 是得 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 要, 如果 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 若是, 若 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 要是 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 要是, 要此 |

#### Derived terms

* 如果說 / 如果说 (rúguǒshuō)