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Etymology 1

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phonetic
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

Borrowed from English sundae. Doublet of 聖代圣代 (shèngdài)

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新地

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, also Mainland China Mandarin) sundae (Classifier: c)
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Etymology 2

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new; newly; meso- (chem.)
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
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Particularly: “Calque of Russian Новая Земля (Novaja Zemlja)?”

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新地

  1. (~島) Novaya Zemlya (an island in Russia)

Etymology 3

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new; newly; meso- (chem.)
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

Short for 新鴻基地產.

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新地

  1. (Hong Kong, informal) Sun Hung Kai Properties

Etymology 4

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new; newly; meso- (chem.)
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

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新地

  1. (Christianity) new earth