大西洋
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Chinese[edit]
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
west sea | ||
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simp. and trad. (大西洋) |
大 | 西洋 |
Etymology[edit]
Attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu by Matteo Ricci in 1602, literally “great west sea”, from 大 (“great”, meaning great distance) and 西洋 (“west sea”, meaning any seas in the west of Indochina), as opposed to 小西洋 (“lesser west sea”, i.e. Indian Ocean), 小東洋 (“lesser east sea”, i.e. West Pacific around Japan) and 大東洋 (“great east sea”, i.e. East Pacific around Mexico) (Zhang, 2012).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
大西洋
- the Atlantic Ocean
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (oceans) 大洋 (dàyáng); 北冰洋 (Běibīngyáng)/北極海/北极海 (Běijíhǎi), 南冰洋 (Nánbīngyáng), 印度洋 (Yìndùyáng), 大西洋 (Dàxīyáng), 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng), (Category: zh:Oceans)
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 西 | 洋 |
たい Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
よう Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
大西洋 • (Taiseiyō) ←たいせいやう (taiseyau)?
- the Atlantic Ocean
See also[edit]
- (oceans) 大洋 (taiyō); インド洋 (Indo-yō, “Indian Ocean”), 大西洋 (Taiseiyō, “Atlantic Ocean”), 太平洋 (Taiheiyō, “Pacific Ocean”), 南極海 (Nankyokukai)/南大洋 (Nantaiyō)/南氷洋 (Nanpyōyō, “Antarctic Ocean”), 北極海 (Hokkyokukai)/北氷洋 (Hoppyōyō)/北極洋 (Hokkyokuyō, “Arctic Ocean”) (Category: ja:Oceans)
References[edit]
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | ||
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大 | 西 | 洋 |
Proper noun[edit]
大西洋 • (Daeseoyang or McCune-Reischauer: Taesŏyang or Yale: Tāyseyang) (hangeul 대서양)
- Hanja form? of 대서양 (“Atlantic Ocean”).
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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大 | 西 | 洋 |
Proper noun[edit]
大西洋
- chữ Hán form of Đại Tây Dương (“Atlantic Ocean”).
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