呂宋

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See also: 吕宋

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (呂宋)
simp. (吕宋)
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Etymology

From Old Tagalog lusong.

Pronunciation


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Proper noun

呂宋

  1. () Luzon (an island in the Philippines)
  2. () (archaic) the Philippines
  3. () (obsolete) Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)
  4. (Mexico and American (–1980) Cantonese) Mexico (a country)

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Descendants

  • Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣᡳ
    ᠰᡠᠩ
    (lioi sung)

References

  • Lorraine Dong, Marlon K. Hom (1980) “Chinatown Chinese: The San Francisco Dialect”, in Amerasia:Mexico/the Philippines: luih-łung: 呂宋吕宋 (Lǚsòng)
  • 李大明 (2013 July 18) “墨西哥老华侨堪称“语言活化石” 乡音难改古语溜”, in 新浪新聞
  • Macgowan, John (1883) “Luzon”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 287
  • Macgowan, John (1883) “Philippines”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 379
  • Macgowan, John (1883) “Manilla”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect, Amoy & London: A. A. Marcal and Trubner & Co. 57 Ludgate Hill, page 293

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Jinmeiyō

Etymology 1

From Old Tagalog Lusong.

Proper noun

呂宋(ルソン) (Ruson

  1. Alternative spelling of ルソン (Luzon; the Philippines)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Tagalog Lusong.

Proper noun

呂宋(ルスン) (Rusun

  1. Alternative spelling of ルスン (Luzon; the Philippines)