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Chinese
Etymology
Transcription of Dutch Holland. In Hokkien, possibly reinforced as an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 和蘭.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
和蘭
- (historical, obsolete) the Netherlands, Holland
和蘭,又名紅毛番,地近佛郎機。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
和兰,又名红毛番,地近佛郎机。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 1739, 明史 (History of Ming), 卷三百二十五 列傳第二百一十三 外國六 (Volume 325, Biographies 213: Foreign States 6)
- Hélán, yòu míng hóngmáo fān, dì jìn fólángjī.
- Holland, also known as the "red-haired barbarians", is close to the land of the Franks (France).
和蘭,明史作「荷蘭」,歐羅巴濱海之國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
和兰,明史作「荷兰」,欧罗巴滨海之国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 1928, 清史稿 (Draft History of Qing), 卷159 志一百三十四 邦交七 (Volume 159, Record 134: Diplomatic Relations 7)
- Hélán, míngshǐ zuò “hélán”, ōuluóbā bīnhǎi zhī guó.
- Holland, written as "荷蘭" in the History of Ming, is a country in coastal Europe.
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Japanese
Etymology
The kanji spelling is ateji (当て字), contracted from 和蘭陀. Compare Chinese 荷蘭 / 荷兰 (Hélán). See the main entry at オランダ for full details.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
和蘭 • (Oranda)
- Obsolete spelling of オランダ (“Netherlands”).
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Vietnamese
Proper noun
和蘭
- chữ Hán form of Hoà Lan (“Netherlands”).