合眾國
Chinese
editto close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
numerous; multitude; crowd | country; state; nation | ||
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trad. (合眾國/合衆國) | 合 | 眾/衆 | 國 | |
simp. (合众国) | 合 | 众 | 国 |
Etymology
editCalque of English United States, from 合 (hé, “union”) + 眾國/众国 (“democratic state”), probably coined by Elijah Coleman Bridgman before 1844.[1] Soon rebracketed as 合眾/合众 + 國/国 (guó).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: héjhòngguó
- Wade–Giles: ho2-chung4-kuo2
- Yale: hé-jùng-gwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herjonqgwo
- Palladius: хэчжунго (xɛčžungo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hap6 zung3 gwok3
- Yale: hahp jung gwok
- Cantonese Pinyin: hap9 dzung3 gwok8
- Guangdong Romanization: heb6 zung3 guog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐp̚² t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit合眾國
- federated nation; federation; united states
- (rare) United States (a country in North America)
- 准合眾國官民延請中國各方士民人等教習各方語音,並幫辦文墨事件。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1844, Treaty of Wanghia
- Zhǔn Hézhòngguó guānmín yánqǐng Zhōngguó gèfāng shìmín rén děng jiàoxí gèfāng yǔyīn, bìng bāngbàn wénmò shìjiàn. [Pinyin]
- It shall be lawful for the officers or citizens of the United States to employ scholars and people of any part of China without distinction of persons, to teach any of the languages of the empire, and to assist in literary labors.
准合众国官民延请中国各方士民人等教习各方语音,并帮办文墨事件。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 合眾國之紳耆,皆會集於此議國政。城為華盛頓所建,乃合眾國創業之祖,故即名其城曰華盛頓。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1849, Xu Jiyu, 瀛寰志略
- Hézhòngguó zhī shēnqí, jiē huìjí yú cǐ yì guózhèng. Chéng wéi Huáshèngdùn suǒ jiàn, nǎi Hézhòngguó chuàngyè zhī zǔ, gù jí míng qí chéng yuē Huáshèngdùn. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
合众国之绅耆,皆会集于此议国政。城为华盛顿所建,乃合众国创业之祖,故即名其城曰华盛顿。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
editDescendants
editSino-Xenic (合眾國):
- → Japanese: 合衆国 (gasshūkoku)
- → Korean: 합중국(合衆國) (hapjungguk)
- → Vietnamese: hợp chúng quốc (合眾國)
References
edit- ^ Kengo Chiba, 訳語の意味変動 ― 日中韓における「合衆」, in 第4回 漢字文化圏近代語研究会, 2004
Vietnamese
editchữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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合 | 眾 | 國 |
Noun
edit合眾國
- chữ Hán form of hợp chúng quốc (“United States”).
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