宗zung1主zyu2國gwok3

English

1. suzerain state
2. mother country (of a colony)
3. suzerainunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 有權力或者表面上可以干預以至控制附屬國嘅內政、軍事及外交，又或者擁有殖民地嘅國家（量詞：個）unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  英國係香港嘅前宗主國。

  The United Kingdom was the suzerain of Hong Kong.