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花旗國

花旗國

Chinese

		the American flag: the Star-Spangled Banner	country; state; nation
trad. (花旗國)		花旗	國
simp. (花旗国)		花旗	国

Proper noun

花旗國

(obsolete) United States of America

Etymology

See 花旗 (Huāqí).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Huāqíguó

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ kei⁴ gwok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Huāqíguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Huachyigwo
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa¹ kei⁴ gwok³
  - Yale: fā kèih gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ kei⁴ gwok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑː⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/