異國

Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	country; state; nation
trad. (異國)		異	國
simp. (异国)		异	国

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìguó

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ gwok³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ī-kok

(Teochew, Peng'im): i⁶ gog⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìguó
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-kuo²
  - Yale: yì-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihgwo
  - Palladius: иго (igo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ gwok³
  - Yale: yih gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² kʷɔːk̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-kok
  - Tâi-lô: ī-kok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ixkog
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /i²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /i³³⁻¹¹ kɔk̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ kɔk̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: i⁶ gog⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ĭ kok
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/

Noun

異國

foreign country
- 諸侯各愛其國，不愛異國，故攻異國以利其國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  诸侯各爱其国，不爱异国，故攻异国以利其国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version
  Zhūhóu gè ài qí guó, bù ài yìguó, gù gōng yìguó yǐ lì qí guó. [Pinyin]
  As he loves only his own state and not the others, the feudal lord attacks the other states to profit his own.
- 吾家嫁我兮天一方，遠託異國兮烏孫王。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  吾家嫁我兮天一方，远托异国兮乌孙王。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
  Wú jiā jià wǒ xī tiān yīfāng, yuǎn tuō yìguó xī Wūsūn wáng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 外國 (“foreign country”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		夷, 番邦, 異邦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		外國, 異國, 異邦, 外邦, 外域, 異國他鄉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	外國
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	外國
Cantonese	Hong Kong	外國
Northern Min	Jian'ou	外國
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	外國, 番邦 dated, 番國 dated
Southern Min	Xiamen	外國, 番邦 dated
	Quanzhou	外國, 番邦 dated
	Jinjiang	外國
	Manila (Hokkien)	外國
Wu	Shanghai	外國

Antonyms

祖國／祖国 (zǔguó)

Derived terms

異國情調 / 异国情调 (yìguó qíngdiào)
異國戀 / 异国恋 (yìguóliàn)

Japanese

Noun

異國(いこく) • (ikoku)

Kyūjitai form of 異国 (“foreign country”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
異	國

Noun

異國 • (iguk) (hangeul 이국)

hanja form^? of 이국 (“foreign country”)