寰宇
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Chinese[edit]
large domain | room; universe | ||
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simp. and trad. (寰宇) |
寰 | 宇 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
寰宇
- (literary) whole world; whole earth; universe
- 要似崑崙崩絕壁,又恰像颱風掃寰宇。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1923, Mao Zedong, 《贺新郎·别友》 (“To Yang Kaihui”), English translation by Xu Yuanchong
- Yào sì Kūnlún bēng juébì, Yòu qià xiàng táifēng sǎo huányǔ. [Pinyin]
- Just as Mount Kunlun thrusts its cliffs asunder
Or the typhoon sweeps the world under.
要似昆仑崩绝壁,又恰像台风扫寰宇。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
- (literary) 寰球 (huánqiú)