佛蘭西

See also: 仏蘭西

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (佛蘭西)		佛	蘭	西
simp. (佛兰西)		佛	兰	西

Etymology

Attested in 海國聞見錄 [1730] by Chen Lunjiong (陳倫烱).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Fólánxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Fólánxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Fólánsi
    • Wade–Giles: Fo²-lan²-hsi¹
    • Yale: Fwó-lán-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Forlanshi
    • Palladius: Фоланьси (Folanʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ län³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

Proper noun

佛蘭西

1. (obsolete) France
   • 1730, 陳倫烱, 海國聞見錄, volume 上卷, page 32:

     佛蘭西者，西臨大洋，北接荷蘭，南鄰是班呀，東接那嗎，東南俯中海。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     佛兰西者，西临大洋，北接荷兰，南邻是班呀，东接那吗，东南俯中海。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Fólánxī zhě, xī lín dàyáng, běi jiē Hélán, nán lín Shìbānya, dōng jiē Nàma, dōngnán fǔ Zhōnghǎi. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)
• 法國／法国 (Fǎguó)
• (obsolete) 佛國／佛国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
佛	蘭	西
ふつ > ふ Jinmeiyō (ateji)	らん Jinmeiyō (ateji)	す Grade: 2 (ateji)
irregular	on'yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 佛蘭西 – see the following entry.

【仏蘭西フランス】 [proper noun] Dated spelling of フランス.: France (a country in Western Europe)

(This term, 佛蘭西, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
佛	蘭	西

Proper noun

佛蘭西 • (Bullanseo) (hangeul 불란서)

1. hanja form^? of 불란서 (“France”)