法蘭西

See also: 法兰西

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (法蘭西)	法	蘭	西
simp. (法兰西)	法	兰	西
alternative forms	咈囒哂／咈𪢠哂 obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from French France.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Fǎlánxī, Fàlánxī

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ, ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ laan⁴ sai¹ / faat³ laan^4-1 sai¹
Eastern Min (BUC): Huák-làng-să̤
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hoat-lân-se

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Fǎlánxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎlánsi
  - Wade–Giles: fa³-lan²-hsi¹
  - Yale: fǎ-lán-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faalanshi
  - Palladius: фаланьси (falanʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Fàlánxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fàlánsi
  - Wade–Giles: fa⁴-lan²-hsi¹
  - Yale: fà-lán-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahlanshi
  - Palladius: фаланьси (falanʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵¹ län³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ laan⁴ sai¹ / faat³ laan^4-1 sai¹
  - Yale: faat làahn sāi / faat lāan sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ laan⁴ sai¹ / faat⁸ laan^4-1 sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ lan⁴ sei¹ / fad³ lan^4-1 sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ laːn²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/, /faːt̚³ laːn²¹⁻⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Huák-làng-să̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃aŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(s-)nɛ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-lân-se
  - Tâi-lô: Huat-lân-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoatlansef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lan²⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lan²⁴⁻²² se³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚³²⁻⁵ lan¹³⁻²² se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lan²⁴⁻¹¹ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huat̚³²⁻⁴ lan²³⁻³³ se⁴⁴/

Proper noun

法蘭西

(attributive or poetic) France (a country in Western Europe)

Synonyms

法國／法国 (Fǎguó)
(obsolete) 佛蘭西／佛兰西 (Fólánxī), 佛國／佛国

Derived terms

法蘭西共和國／法兰西共和国
法蘭西第五共和國／法兰西第五共和国 (Fǎlánxī Dì-wǔ Gònghéguó)
法蘭西革命／法兰西革命

Descendants

→ Manchu: ᡶᠠ
ᠯᠠᠨ
ᠰᡳ (fa lan si)