中東
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中東 (Chūtō): the Middle East.
See also: 中东
Chinese
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中東) | 中 | 東 | |
| simp. (中东) | 中 | 东 | |
Etymology
Calque of English Middle East.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 dung1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-tang
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongdong
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-tung1
- Yale: Jūng-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongdong
- Palladius: Чжундун (Čžundun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 dung1
- Yale: jūng dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-tang
- Tâi-lô: Tiong-tang
- Phofsit Daibuun: diongdafng
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ taŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
中東
- Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
Derived terms
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 |
とう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 中 (chū, “middle”) + 東 (tō, “east”), as a calque of English Middle East.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- the Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
Proper noun
中東 • (Jungdong or McCune-Reischauer: Chungdong or Yale: Cwungtong) (hangeul 중동)
- Hanja form? of 중동 (“Middle East”).
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
Proper noun
中東
- chữ Hán form of Trung Đông (“Middle East”).