剛果
See also: 刚果
Chinese
hard; firm; strong hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly |
fruit; result | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (剛果) | 剛 | 果 | |
| simp. (刚果) | 刚 | 果 | |
Etymology
From Kongo nkongo (“hunters”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Gāngguǒ
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gangguǒ
- Wade–Giles: Kang1-kuo3
- Yale: Gāng-gwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gangguoo
- Palladius: Ганго (Gango)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gong1 gwo2
- Yale: gōng gwó
- Cantonese Pinyin: gong1 gwo2
- Guangdong Romanization: gong1 guo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang-kó
- Tâi-lô: Kang-kó
- Phofsit Daibuun: kangkoir
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang-kó͘
- Tâi-lô: Kang-kóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: kangkor
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Proper noun
剛果
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)