樺太
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樺太 (Karafuto): the island of Sakhalin.
Chinese
| Betula japonica | too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (樺太) | 樺 | 太 | |
| simp. (桦太) | 桦 | 太 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 樺太 (Karafuto).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Huàtài
- Wade–Giles: Hua4-tʻai4
- Yale: Hwà-tài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Huahtay
- Palladius: Хуатай (Xuataj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waa4 taai3 / waa6 taai3
- Yale: wàh taai / wah taai
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa4 taai3 / waa6 taai3
- Guangdong Romanization: wa4 tai3 / wa6 tai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /waː²¹ tʰaːi̯³³/, /waː²² tʰaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoa-thài
- Tâi-lô: Hua-thài
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoa'taix
- IPA (Xiamen): /hua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
樺太
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 樺 | 太 |
| から Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
ふと Grade: 2 (ateji) |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 唐太 |
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The kanji spelling was decided upon during the creation of the first administrative district in Hokkaido during the Meiji period.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what is original meaning of Ainu term?”)
Alternative forms
- 樺太 (Kabafuto)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 樺 | 太 |
| かば Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
ふと Grade: 2 (ateji) |
| kun'yomi | |
From the kun (mis)reading of the first kanji 樺 (literally “birch”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Alternative form of 樺太 (Karafuto, “Karafuto, Sakhalin (an island today in Russia and formerly claimed by Japan)”)
- 1925 April 10, 伯剌西爾時報 (Burajiru Jihō) [News of Brazil], number 391, page 7:
- 日本は日露協約に基き四日に北樺太撤兵を終了し同地統治をソウイエト政府に引渡した
- Nihon wa Nichi-Ro Kyōyaku ni motozuki yokka ni Kita-Kabafuto teppei o shūryō shi dōchi tōchi o Sowieto seifu ni hikiwatashita
- Following the Japanese–Russian Agreement, Japan concluded its withdrawal from North Sakhalin on the 4th and transferred control to the Soviet government.
- 日本は日露協約に基き四日に北樺太撤兵を終了し同地統治をソウイエト政府に引渡した