象牙海岸
Chinese edit
elephant tusk; ivory | coast; seashore | ||
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trad. (象牙海岸) | 象牙 | 海岸 | |
simp. #(象牙海岸) | 象牙 | 海岸 |
Etymology edit
Calque of French Côte d’Ivoire. Doublet of 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
象牙海岸
- (dated, still used in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore) Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)
Synonyms edit
- (mainland China) 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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象 | 牙 | 海 | 岸 |
ぞう Grade: 5 |
げ Grade: S |
かい Grade: 2 |
がん Grade: 3 |
goon | on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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象牙海岸 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From Chinese 象牙海岸 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn), equivalent to 象牙 (zōge, “elephant tusk, ivory”) + 海岸 (kaigan, “coast”), calque of French Côte d’Ivoire.
Proper noun edit
象牙海岸 • (Zōge Kaigan)
- (obsolete) Synonym of コートジボワール (Kōto Jibowāru, “Côte d'Ivoire”): Ivory Coast (a country in West Africa)
See also edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |||
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象 | 牙 | 海 | 岸 |
Proper noun edit
象牙海岸 • (Sang'ahaean) (hangeul 상아해안)
- Hanja form? of 상아해안 (“Côte d'Ivoire (obsolete)”).