義大利

See also: 义大利

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (義大利)		義	大	利
simp. (义大利)		义	大	利

Etymology

Borrowed from English Italy. Attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yìdàlì

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ daai⁶ lei⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ì-tāi-lī
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gni-da-li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yìdàlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yìdàlì
  - Wade–Giles: I⁴-ta⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: Yì-dà-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yihdahlih
  - Palladius: Идали (Idali)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    意大利
    義大利 / 义大利
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ daai⁶ lei⁶
  - Yale: yih daaih leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ daai⁶ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ dai⁶ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² taːi̯²² lei̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ì-tāi-lī
  - Tâi-lô: Ì-tāi-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ie'daixli
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹⁻⁵³ tai³³⁻¹¹ li³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹⁻⁴¹ tai³³⁻²¹ li³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gni-da-li
  - MiniDict: nyi^去 da li
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-da-li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² da⁵⁵ li²¹/

Proper noun

義大利

(now chiefly Taiwan) Italy (a country in Southern Europe)
- 1837, “經書”, in Karl Gützlaff, editor, 東西洋考每月統紀傳 [Eastern Western Monthly Magazine], page 8:
  
  明朝之時，大英、法蘭西、義大利、阿理曼，各國之儒興，纂經書浩繁。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  明朝之时，大英、法兰西、义大利、阿理曼，各国之儒兴，纂经书浩繁。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Míngcháo zhī shí, Dàyīng, Fǎlánxī, Yìdàlì, Ālǐmàn, gèguó zhī rú xīng, zuǎn jīngshū hàofán. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1894, 崔國因, 出使美日祕國日記, volume 5, page 41:
  
  美提督來會，言義大利欲踞土耳其所屬阿非利加洲之的立玻利國，土國已派兵五千前往防守，并聲明該屬國之政，如義國擅行干預，則以兵戎相見云云。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  美提督来会，言义大利欲踞土耳其所属阿非利加洲之的立玻利国，土国已派兵五千前往防守，并声明该属国之政，如义国擅行干预，则以兵戎相见云云。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Měi tídū lái huì, yán Yìdàlì yù jù tǔ'ěrqí suǒ shǔ Āfēilìjiā zhōu zhī delìbōlì guó, Tǔguó yǐ pài bīng wǔ qiān qiánwǎng fángshǒu, bìng shēngmíng gāi shǔguó zhī zhèng, rú Yìguó shànxíng gānyù, zé yǐ bīngróng xiàngjiàn yúnyún. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

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意 (yì) (Mainland China, Hong Kong, abbreviation)
意國 / 意国 (yìguó) (Mainland China, Hong Kong, short form)
意大利 (Yìdàlì) (Mainland China, Hong Kong)
意大利亞 / 意大利亚 (Yìdàlìyà) (historical)
意大里亞 (Yìdàlǐyà) (historical)
義 / 义 (yì) (Taiwan, abbreviation)
義國 / 义国 (yìguó) (Taiwan, short form)

Derived terms

義大利半島 / 义大利半岛 (Yìdàlì Bàndǎo)
義大利粉 / 义大利粉 (yìdàlìfěn)
義大利麵 / 义大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn)
義大利麵條 / 义大利面条 (yìdàlì miàntiáo)