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Chinese
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to fill; to fulfil; filled to fill; to fulfil; filled; packed; Manchurian |
continent; island
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| trad. (滿洲)
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滿
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洲
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| simp. (满洲)
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满
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洲
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| alternative forms
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滿珠／满珠
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju).
It was originally the name for the Manchu people and not a geographical term, as stated by the Qianlong Emperor in the Researches on Manchu Origins . Its later usage as a geographical term (i.e. as Manchuria) was influenced by Japanese 満洲 (Manshū) and Western languages.
Pronunciation
Noun
滿洲
- (literary, collective) Manchu (people)
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Proper noun
滿洲
- (historical) (～地區, ～地方, ～地域) Manchuria (a historical region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia)
Usage notes
The use of 滿洲／满洲 (Mǎnzhōu) to refer to the region of Northeast China is now strongly discouraged as it is strongly associated with Japanese imperialism and the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo.
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Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 滿洲 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 滿洲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (満洲) of the above term.)
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Korean
Proper noun
滿洲 • (Manju) (hangeul 만주)
- hanja form? of 만주 : Manchuria (a historical region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
滿洲
- chữ Hán form of Mãn Châu.: Manchuria (a historical region of northeastern China comprising the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang and the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia)