賣國

Chinese

sell country; state; nation
trad. (賣國)
simp. (卖国)

Pronunciation


Verb

賣⫽國 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to betray one's country; to commit treason; to quisle

Derived terms

References

  • Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “ (bōi)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 15

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ばい
Jinmeiyō
こく
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 賣國 – see the following entry.
売国ばいこく
[noun] selling out one's nation, treason
(This term, 賣國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

賣國 • (maeguk) (hangeul 매국)

  1. Hanja form? of 매국. : selling out one's nation, treason
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