亞墨利加

From Latin America; first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu by Matteo Ricci.

亞墨利加

1. (～洲) (obsolete) America (continent)

   • 國中有二大名城，一曰西未利亞，近地中海，為亞墨利加諸舶所聚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     国中有二大名城，一曰西未利亚，近地中海，为亚墨利加诸舶所聚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1623, Giulio Aleni, 職方外紀

     Guó zhōng yǒu èr dà míngchéng, yī yuē Xīwèilìyà, jìn Dìzhōnghǎi, wéi Yàmòlìjiā zhū bó suǒ jù.

     The country has two major famous cities. One is Seville, near the Mediterranean Sea, where all the ships of America gathered.

   • 1848, 徐繼畬 [Xu Jiyu], editor, 瀛寰志略, volume 1, pages 6–7:

     四大土之外，島嶼甚多，最大者澳大利亞，餘則亞細亞之南洋諸島、亞墨利加之海灣群島，皆商艘數至之地也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     四大土之外，岛屿甚多，最大者澳大利亚，余则亚细亚之南洋诸岛、亚墨利加之海湾群岛，皆商艘数至之地也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Sì dà tǔ zhīwài, dǎoyǔ shèn duō, zuì dà zhě Àodàlìyà, yú zé Yàxìyà zhī Nányáng zhūdǎo, Yàmòlìjiā zhī hǎiwān qúndǎo, jiē shāngsōu shuò zhì zhī dì yě.

     Aside from the four continents there are a multitude of islands, the largest of which is Australia. Remaining islands include the archipelago of Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean Islands of America. All of them frequented by merchant vessels.

   • 1853 August, 遐邇貫珍 [Chinese Serial], number 1, 序言, page 2:

     古之亞墨利加國人，祇識泛海捕魚，刳木爲舟，中國已有指南針，製造巨船，出海載運。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     古之亚墨利加国人，祇识泛海捕鱼，刳木为舟，中国已有指南针，制造巨船，出海载运。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     gu² zi¹ aa³ mak⁶ lei⁶ gaa¹ gwok³ jan⁴, zi² sik¹ faan³ hoi² bou⁶ jyu⁴, fu¹ muk⁶ wai⁴ zau¹, zung¹ gwok³ ji⁵ jau⁵ zi² naam⁴ zam¹, zai³ zou⁶ geoi⁶ syun⁴, ceot¹ hoi² zoi³ wan⁶.

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• 亞美利加／亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā)