華盛頓
See also: 华盛顿
Chinese edit
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (華盛頓) | 華 | 盛 | 頓 | |
simp. (华盛顿) | 华 | 盛 | 顿 |
Etymology edit
From English Washington, probably via Cantonese.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
華盛頓
- A transliteration of the English surname Washington.
- (~哥倫比亞特區, ~特區) Washington, D.C. (federal capital of the United States of America)
- (~州) Washington (a state of the United States)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (華盛頓):
- → Japanese: 華盛頓 (washinton)
- → Korean: 화성돈(華盛頓) (hwaseongdon)
- → Vietnamese: Hoa Thịnh Đốn (華盛頓)
References edit
- Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “Washington 华盛顿 [英]”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2954.
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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華 | 盛 | 頓 |
わ Grade: S |
しん Grade: 6 |
とん Grade: S |
irregular |
Etymology edit
- ateji (当て字), from Chinese 華盛頓/华盛顿 (Huáshèngdùn), Cantonese 華盛頓/华盛顿 (waa4 sing6 deon6).
- Borrowed from English Washington.
Proper noun edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | ||
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華 | 盛 | 頓 |
Proper noun edit
華盛頓 • (Hwaseongdon) (hangeul 화성돈)
- Hanja form? of 화성돈 (“(obsolete) Washington”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
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華 | 盛 | 頓 |
Proper noun edit
華盛頓
- chữ Hán form of Hoa Thịnh Đốn (“Washington”).