鐵路
Chinese
iron | road; path; way | ||
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trad. (鐵路) | 鐵 | 路 | |
simp. (铁路) | 铁 | 路 | |
alternative forms | 鉄路 銕路 |
Etymology
Calque of German Eisenbahn, by German missionary Karl Gützlaff in 1840.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鐵路 (“railway; railroad”) [map]
Derived terms
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