舊中國

Chinese

		old (opposite of new); former	middle country; central country; China middle country; central country; China; the Middle Kingdom; Central State
trad. (舊中國)		舊	中國
simp. (旧中国)		旧	中国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiùzhōngguó

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau⁶ zung¹ gwok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Jiùzhōngguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiowjonggwo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jiòujhongguó
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kwɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau⁶ zung¹ gwok³
  - Yale: gauh jūng gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau⁶ dzung¹ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo⁶ zung¹ guog³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Proper noun

舊中國

(Mainland China) “old China” (i.e. China before the establishment of the PRC in 1949); pre-revolutionary China

Antonyms

新中國／新中国 (Xīnzhōngguó)

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