理 想 国

Lǐ xiǎng guó

Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC)

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Original source entry:

理想國理想国 [Li3 xiang3 guo2] /Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC)/

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lǐ xiǎng guó

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

ideal state / utopia

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Original source entry:

理想國理想国 [li3 xiang3 guo2] /ideal state/utopia/

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Other forms in these source records: 理想國

理
lǐ
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
想
xiǎng
to think (about) / to think of / to devise / to think (that) / to believe (that) / to desire / to want (to) / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
国
guó
country / nation / state / (bound form) national
Guó
surname Guo

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