菲律賓

See also: 菲律宾

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (菲律賓)
simp. (菲律宾)
alternative forms 菲律濱菲律滨 chiefly Philippines

Etymology

Borrowed from English Philippine(s).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

菲律賓

  1. Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (菲律賓):
  • Vietnamese: Phi Luật Tân (菲律賓)

Others:

Further reading

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
ひ > ふぃ
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
りつ > り
Grade: 6
(ateji)
ひん > ぴん
Grade: S
(ateji)
irregular
Alternative spelling
菲律 (kyūjitai)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 菲律賓菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn).

The kanji are an example of ateji (当て字).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 菲律賓 – see the following entry.
フィリピン
[proper noun] the Philippines
Alternative spelling
比律賓
(This term, 菲律賓, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)
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