新西蘭
See also: 新西兰
Chinese edit
new; newly; meso- (chem.) | Zealand | ||
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trad. (新西蘭) | 新 | 西蘭 | |
simp. (新西兰) | 新 | 西兰 |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Calque of English New Zealand. Attested as early as 1838, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.
Proper noun edit
新西蘭
- (Mainland China, Hong Kong) New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)
Synonyms edit
- (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore) 紐西蘭/纽西兰 (Niǔxīlán)
- (obsolete) 紐絲綸/纽丝纶 (Niǔsīlún), 紐絲倫/纽丝伦 (Niǔsīlún), 鳥絲倫/鸟丝伦 (Niǎosīlún)
Etymology 2 edit
Short for 新疆 (Xīnjiāng) + 西藏 (Xīzàng) + 蘭州/兰州 (Lánzhōu). Pun on Etymology 1.
Proper noun edit
新西蘭
- (Mainland China, military, slang) Xinjiang, Tibet and Lanzhou military region (in 2016 merged to form the Western Theater Command)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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新 | 西 | 蘭 |
にゅー Grade: 2 |
じー Grade: 2 |
らんど Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English New Zealand. The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Mandarin 新西蘭/新西兰 (Xīnxīlán).
Proper noun edit
新西蘭 • (Nyū Jīrando)
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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新 | 西 | 蘭 |
Proper noun edit
新西蘭
- chữ Hán form of Tân Tây Lan (“New Zealand”).