中東
See also: 中东
ChineseEdit
middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中東) | 中 | 東 | |
| simp. (中东) | 中 | 东 | |
EtymologyEdit
Calque of English Middle East.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
中東
- Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
Derived termsEdit
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JapaneseEdit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 |
とう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
EtymologyEdit
Compound of 中 (chū, “middle”) + 東 (tō, “east”), as a calque of English Middle East.[1][2][3]
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
- the Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
KoreanEdit
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
Proper nounEdit
中東 • (Jungdong or McCune-Reischauer: Chungdong or Yale: Cwungtong) (hangeul 중동)
- Hanja form? of 중동 (“Middle East”).
VietnameseEdit
| Hán tự in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
Proper nounEdit
中東
- chữ Hán form of Trung Đông (“Middle East”).