國君

Chinese

		country; state; nation	monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
trad. (國君)		國	君
simp. (国君)		国	君

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guójūn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ gwan¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-kun

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guójūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guójyun
  - Wade–Giles: kuo²-chün¹
  - Yale: gwó-jyūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwojiun
  - Palladius: гоцзюнь (goczjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    國君／国君
    國軍／国军
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gwok³ gwan¹
  - Yale: gwok gwān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ gwan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guog³ guen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    國君／国君
    國軍／国军
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-kun
  - Tâi-lô: kok-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kokkwn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kun³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/

Noun

國君

monarch; sovereign; ruler
- 匹夫為善，民猶則之，況國君乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  匹夫为善，民犹则之，况国君乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg
  Pǐfū wèi shàn, mín yóu zé zhī, kuàng guójūn hū? [Pinyin]
  The people treat as exemplary even a commoner who does something excellent. How much more so the ruler of a domain?
- 無民而能逞其志者，未之有也；國君是以鎮撫其民。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  无民而能逞其志者，未之有也；国君是以镇抚其民。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg
  Wú mín ér néng chěng qí zhì zhě, wèi zhī yǒu yě; guójūn shìyǐ zhènfǔ qí mín. [Pinyin]
  No one has ever yet fulfilled his ambitions while lacking the people’s support. That is why the ruler of a domain settles and comforts his people.

Synonyms

乘輿／乘舆 (literary, figurative)
人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
人王 (rénwáng)
元首 (yuánshǒu)
君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
君主 (jūnzhǔ)
君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
君王 (jūnwáng)
國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
大聖／大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
大駕／大驾 (dàjià)
天子 (tiānzǐ) (Son of Heaven)
官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
帝王 (dìwáng)
皇帝 (huángdì)
皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)

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