合眾國
See also: 合衆国
Chinese
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
numerous; multitude; crowd | country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (合眾國/合衆國) | 合 | 眾/衆 | 國 | |
simp. (合众国) | 合 | 众 | 国 |
Etymology
Calque of English United States, from 合 (union) + 眾國 (democratic state), probably coined by Elijah Coleman Bridgman before 1844.[1] Soon rebracketed as 合眾 + 國.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héjhòngguó
- Wade–Giles: ho2-chung4-kuo2
- Yale: hé-jùng-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herjonqgwo
- Palladius: хэчжунго (xɛčžungo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hap6 zung3 gwok3
- Yale: hahp jung gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: hap9 dzung3 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: heb6 zung3 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐp̚² t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 合眾國
- federated nation; federation; united states
- (rare) United States
Derived terms
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References
- ^ Kengo Chiba, 訳語の意味変動 ― 日中韓における「合衆」, in 第4回 漢字文化圏近代語研究会, 2004
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