悉尼
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Chinese[edit]
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (悉尼) | 悉 | 尼 | |
| simp. #(悉尼) | 悉 | 尼 | |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Sydney or Sidney.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
悉尼
- (chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) Sydney (a city in New South Wales, Australia)
- 1844, Karl Gützlaff, 萬國地理全集; quoted in 魏源 [Wei Yuan], 海國圖志 [Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms], 1852:
- A transliteration of the English surname and unisex given name Sydney or Sidney[1][2]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Sydney 悉尼 [英]”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2687: “男子教名和姓氏，参见Sidney”.
- ^ Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Sidney 悉尼 [英]”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2542: “男子教名和姓氏”.
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