美麗島
Chinese edit
beautiful; beauty | island | ||
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trad. (美麗島) | 美麗 | 島 | |
simp. (美丽岛) | 美丽 | 岛 |
Etymology edit
Calque of Portuguese Ilha Formosa (“Beautiful Isle”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
美麗島
- Formosa (name given to Taiwan island)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “Entry #36090”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
- “Entry #36140”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.