蘇聯

See also: 苏联

Chinese

		phonetic	to ally; to unite; to join
trad. (蘇聯)		蘇	聯
simp. (苏联)		苏	联

Etymology

Short for 蘇維埃聯盟／苏维埃联盟 (Sūwéi'āi Liánméng).

Sense 3 refers to Jiangsu Province's diverse terrain.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sūlián

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sou¹ lyun⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹ lun³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Sû-lièn

(Hailu, HRS): su^ˋ lien
Eastern Min (BUC): Sŭ-lièng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sou¹ leng²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): So͘-liân
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹su-li / ¹sou-lie₂

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sūlián
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sulián
  - Wade–Giles: Su¹-lien²
  - Yale: Sū-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sulian
  - Palladius: Сулянь (Suljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou¹ lyun⁴
  - Yale: sōu lyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ lyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ lün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhu¹ lun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³ lun²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sû-lièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: su^ˊ lien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su¹ lian²
  - Sinological IPA: /su²⁴ li̯en¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: su^ˋ lien
  - Sinological IPA: /su⁵³ lien⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Sŭ-lièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ l̃ieŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sou¹ leng² [Phonetic: sou⁵ leng²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: So-léng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ lɛŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sou¹ leng² [Phonetic: sou⁵ leng²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lɛŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘-liân
  - Tâi-lô: Soo-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: solieen
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³ liɛn²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹su-li
  - MiniDict: su^平 li
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹su-li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su⁵⁵ li²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹sou-lie₂
  - MiniDict: sou^平 lie^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /səu⁴⁴ lɪ/

Proper noun

蘇聯

(historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)
(by extension, informal) Russia (at any point of its history)
(Mainland China, humorous, metonymic) Jiangsu province

Synonyms

(Soviet Union): 蘇維埃聯盟／苏维埃联盟 (Sūwéi'āi Liánméng, “Soviet Union”)
(Russia):

Dialectal synonyms of 俄羅斯 (“Russia”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	俄羅斯, 俄國
	Malaysia	俄羅斯
	Singapore	俄羅斯
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	烏魯斯
Cantonese	Hong Kong	俄羅斯, 俄國
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	露西亞, 俄羅
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	露西亞, 俄羅
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	露西亞, 俄羅
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	露西亞, 俄羅
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	露西亞, 俄羅
Southern Min	Xiamen	俄羅斯
	Quanzhou	俄羅斯
	Zhangzhou	俄羅斯
	Taipei	露西亞 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	蘇聯
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

前蘇聯 / 前苏联 (Qiánsūlián)
蘇聯人 / 苏联人 (sūliánrén)

References

From a military and geographical perspective, why is Jiangsu nicknamed the "Soviet Union"?, Zhihu

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘇	聯
そ Jinmeiyō	れん Hyōgai
kan'on	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 蘇聯 – see the following entry.

【ソ連れん】

[proper noun] clipping of ソビエト連邦 (Sobieto Renpō): (historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)

Alternative spellings
蘇連, ソ聯

(This term, 蘇聯, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
蘇	聯

Proper noun

蘇聯 • (Soryeon) (hangeul 소련)

hanja form^? of 소련 : (historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)