英吉利
Chinese
flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English |
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trad. (英吉利) | 英 | 吉利 | |
simp. #(英吉利) | 英 | 吉利 | |
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching from a word in a European language meaning English. Compare English English (adjective), Portuguese inglês (“English”, adjective), Japanese イギリス (Igirisu, “UK; Britain; England”).
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
英吉利
- (dated) Alternative name for 英格蘭/英格兰 (Yīnggélán, “England”).
- 奉天承運皇帝勅諭𠸄咭唎國王知悉 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1793, Qianlong's letter to George III
- fèngtiānchéngyùn huángdì chìyù Yīngjílì guówáng zhīxī [Pinyin]
- The Emperor, by the Grace of Heaven, issues the imperial edict to the King of England: […]
奉天承运皇帝勅谕𠸄咭唎国王知悉 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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