粵

強koeng4國gwok3

simp强国
koeng4 gwok3Qiáng guóqiáng guó

English

  1. (ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage)
  2. powerful country; great power
  3. a strong country; a strong nation; a superpower
  4. a humorous term for China (PRC)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 強大嘅國家(量詞:個)
  2. 中國嘅戲稱

Examples

  • 喺15同16世紀,葡萄牙係一個領先嘅海上強國,建立咗一個廣闊嘅帝國,包括非洲、亞洲同南美洲嘅領土。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 阿尔及利亚会成为一个能源强国吗?

    Will Algeria become an energy power?

    Tatoeba · cxpadonis CC BY

  • 強國人

    people from Mainland China

  • 日本成為亞洲第一強國。

    Japan has become the strongest country in Asia. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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