澳大利亞
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (澳大利亞) | 澳 | 大 | 利 | 亞 | |
| simp. (澳大利亚) | 澳 | 大 | 利 | 亚 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 沃大利亚 | ||||
Etymology
From English Australia or Dutch Australië.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
澳大利亞
- Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
- 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.]
- From: 1849, Xu Jiyu, 瀛寰志略
- 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.
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.]
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)