英國 (jing1 gwok3 | ying1 guo2) : England / the UK

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英國

jing1 gwok3

ying1 guo2

England, and by extension, the United Kingdom; Although the United Kingdom and England are separate entities, where the United Kingdom encompasses England, this distinction is not clear in the Chinese. Thus the term 英國 can mean both, however, 英格蘭 (England) cannot be used to describe the UK as a whole.

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

英國 / 英国

This word has been viewed 4628 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

英 jing1 - outstanding; prominent; talent; Britain
國 gwok3 - nation; country; state

16 compounds containing this word:

英國人 - British person/people
英國佬 - limey; British person
大英國協 - the Commonwealth
大英國協運動會 - the Commonwealth Games
英國鬼 - [n] a limey; a British person (pejorative)
英國梧桐 - Platanus acerifolia (London plane)
英國海軍 - the British Navy
英國電訊公司 - British telecom; BT
英國航空 - British Airways
英國海外航空公司 - British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
英國廣播公司 - British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
英國廣播電台 - British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
英國金融時報100指數 - London FTSE-100 Share Index
英國足球先生 - England's Footballer of the Year
英國皇家學會 - Royal Society
Common Formations:
英國國會 - parliament of the United Kingdom

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你覺得英國同香港有啲乜嘢分別粵
What differences do you perceive between England and Hong Kong?
[Lit. you feel England with Hong Kong have [plural counter] what differences?]

你唔覺得英國凍得滯咩？粵 ?!
Don't you think the UK's too cold?
[Lit. You not feel UK cold too-much [particle expressing surprise]]

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Decimal representation of this word: 英國

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