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瑞典

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Chinese

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(瑞典)
alternative forms 𠿩唺 obsolete
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Etymology

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From English Sweden, borrowed through a southern Chinese variety (where is pronounced with an s- initial), or an earlier stage of Mandarin. See also 瑞士 (Ruìshì).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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瑞典

  1. Sweden (a country in Europe)
  2. (neologism, Internet slang) Northeast China

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 4
irregular

Etymology

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The spelling is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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瑞典(スウェーデン) (Suwēden

  1. Obsolete spelling of スウェーデン (Sweden).

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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瑞典 (Seojeon) (hangeul 서전)

  1. hanja form? of 서전 (Sweden (obsolete))

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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瑞典

  1. chữ Hán form of Thuỵ Điển (Sweden).