意大里亞
Chinese
phonetic | |||||
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trad. (意大里亞) | 意 | 大 | 里 | 亞 | |
simp. (意大里亚) | 意 | 大 | 里 | 亚 |
Etymology
Borrowed from or Latin Ītalia or Italian Italia; first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] by Matteo Ricci.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
意大里亞
- (obsolete) Italy
- 意大里亞,居大西洋中,自古不通中國。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 17th-18th century, History of Ming
- Yìdàlǐyà, jū Dàxīyáng zhōng, zìgǔ bù tōng Zhōngguó. [Pinyin]
- Italy was in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. There were no communications between the state and China since the ancient times.
意大里亚,居大西洋中,自古不通中国。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
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