德左

Chinese

		short for 德涅斯特河 (“Dniester”)	left
simp. and trad. (德左)		德	左

Etymology

Short for 德涅斯特河沿岸摩爾達維亞共和國／德涅斯特河沿岸摩尔达维亚共和国 (Dénièsītè Hé Yán'àn Mó'ěrdáwéiyà gònghéguó, “Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic”). Shortened so because most of its de facto controlled area is situated on the left bank of Dniester river, with few exceptions e.g. Bender on the right bank.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dézuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dézuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dézuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: Tê²-tso³
    • Yale: Dé-dzwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dertzuoo
    • Palladius: Дэцзо (Dɛczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

德左

1. (～地區) Transnistria (a geographic region and de-facto independent but unrecognized country in Eastern Europe that claims statehood as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; internationally considered an autonomous territorial unit within Moldova)

Synonyms

• 德涅斯特河沿岸 (Dénièsītè Hé Yán'àn)