獅子國

Chinese

		lion; bodhisattva	country; state; nation
trad. (獅子國)		獅子	國
simp. (狮子国)		狮子	国

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala) and Chinese 國／国 (guó, “country”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shīziguó

(Zhuyin): ㄕ ˙ㄗㄍㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ zi² gwok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shīziguó
  - Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄗㄍㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shihzi̊hguó
  - Wade–Giles: Shih¹-tzŭ⁵-kuo²
  - Yale: Shr̄-dz-gwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shy.tzygwo
  - Palladius: Шицзыго (Šiczygo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² ku̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ zi² gwok³
  - Yale: sī jí gwok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ dzi² gwok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ ji² guog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

Proper noun

獅子國

(historical) Sinhala; Sri Lanka

Synonyms

僧伽羅／僧伽罗 (Sēngjiāluó)

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