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粵語辭叢

宗主國

zung1 zyu2 gwok3included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

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#國家(量詞:個) (suzerain)

名詞

Examples

英國係香港嘅前宗主國。

jing1 gwok3 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 ge3 cin4 zung1 zyu2 gwok3.

The United Kingdom was the suzerain of Hong Kong.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

suzerain (dominant nation or state)