俄國

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From 俄 (É, abbreviation of 俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī)) + 國／国 (guó, “country”); attested as early as 1838, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.

俄國

1. Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia) (at any point of its history)
2. (specifically, historical) Short for 俄羅斯帝國／俄罗斯帝国 (Éluósī dìguó, “Russian Empire”).
3. (chiefly Taiwan, by extension, historical) Soviet Russia

   • 四年以來俄國策動東歐各國的共黨 [MSC, trad.]
     四年以来俄国策动东欧各国的共党 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1949, 蔣中正 (Chiang Kai-shek), 《中華民國三十八年國慶紀念告全國軍民同胞書》

     sì nián yǐlái Éguó cèdòng Dōng'ōu gèguó de gòngdǎng [Pinyin]

     Soviet Russia has been instigating communist parties in Eastern Europe for four years

俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī) is more commonly used when referring to the modern country (instead of the historical Russian Empire), while 俄國／俄国 (Éguó) is typically used to refer to the former Russian Empire. But if 俄國／俄国 (Éguó) is used as an attributive, it is equivalent to 俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī) (e.g. 俄國人／俄国人 (Éguórén) and 俄羅斯人／俄罗斯人 (éluósīrén) both refer to "a Russian person, Russian people".)

• (Russia): 俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī)
• (Russian Empire):
  • 俄羅斯帝國／俄罗斯帝国 (Éluósī dìguó)
  • 帝俄 (Dì'é)
  • 沙俄 (Shā'é)
• (Soviet Union):
  • 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián)
  • 赤俄 (chì'é)
  • 蘇俄／苏俄 (Sū'é)
  • (Mainland China, dated, derogatory) 蘇修／苏修 (Sūxiū)

• → Lü: ᦵᦁᦲᧉᦷᦅᧉ (ʼoe²ko²)