國泰民安

Chinese

		country; state; nation	safe; peaceful; most safe; peaceful; most; Thai(land); grand	the people; nationality; citizen	content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
trad. (國泰民安)		國	泰	民	安
simp. (国泰民安)		国	泰	民	安

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guótàimín'ān

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ taai³ man⁴ on¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): koet-thai-mìn-ôn
Eastern Min (BUC): guók-tái-mìng-ăng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kok-thài-bîn-an

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guótàimín'ān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guótàimín-an
  - Wade–Giles: kuo²-tʻai⁴-min²-an¹
  - Yale: gwó-tài-mín-ān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwotayminan
  - Palladius: готайминьань (gotajminʹanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ min³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwok³ taai³ man⁴ on¹
  - Yale: gwok taai màhn ōn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ taai³ man⁴ on¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guog³ tai³ men⁴ on¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ tʰaːi̯³³ mɐn²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: koet-thai-mìn-ôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gued^ˋ tai min^ˇ on^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gued⁵ tai⁴ min² on¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯et̚² tʰai̯⁵⁵ min¹¹ on²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: guók-tái-mìng-ăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰai²¹³⁽⁻²¹⁾ miŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋaŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-thài-bîn-an
  - Tâi-lô: kok-thài-bîn-an
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koktae'bin'afn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin²⁴⁻²² an³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ bin¹³⁻²² an⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ bin²³⁻³³ an⁴⁴/

Idiom

國泰民安

the country flourishes and the people are living in peace

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (國泰民安):

→ Japanese: 国(こく)泰(たい)民(みん)安(あん) (kokutaimin'an)
→ Korean: 국태민안(國泰民安) (guktaeminan)
→ Vietnamese: quốc thái dân an (國泰民安)