民国

民國
mínguó
  1. republic
  2. short for 中華民國／中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó, “Republic of China”)
  3. the Republic of China era (a Chinese era name; the era beginning with the founding of the Republic of China in 1912)

Wiktionary

Homographs

民国 Mínguó
  1. Republic of China (1912-1949)
  2. used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)

Entry Composition

=1 民 Mín surname Min
=1 民 mín
  1. (bound form) the people
  2. inhabitants of a country
=2 国 Guó surname Guo
=2 国 guó
  1. country; nation; state
  2. (bound form) national