英吉利
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Chinese[edit]
flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English |
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trad. (英吉利) | 英 | 吉利 | |
simp. #(英吉利) | 英 | 吉利 | |
alternative forms |
Etymology[edit]
Phono-semantic matching from a word in a European language meaning English. Compare English English (adjective), Portuguese inglês (“English”, adjective), Japanese イギリス (Igirisu, “UK; Britain; England”).
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Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
英吉利
Synonyms[edit]
- 英格蘭/英格兰 (Yīnggélán)
- (proscribed) 英國/英国 (Yīngguó), 大英國/大英国
- (dated) 英倫/英伦 (Yīnglún), 𠸄𠹹, 應蘭得/应兰得, 諳厄利亞/谙厄利亚, 昂利亞/昂利亚, 紅毛國/红毛国
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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英 | 吉 | 利 |
い Grade: 4 |
ぎ Grade: S |
りす Grade: 4 |
irregular |
Etymology[edit]
The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, “England”).
Proper noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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英 | 吉 | 利 |
Proper noun[edit]
英吉利
- chữ Hán form of Anh Cát Lợi (“England”).
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