花蓮

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See also: 花莲

Chinese

flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
 lotus
trad. (花蓮) 花 蓮
simp. (花莲) 花 莲
anagram 蓮花／莲花
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Etymology

Shortened from Japanese 花(か)蓮(れん)港(こう) (Karenkō), from Hokkien 洄瀾／洄澜 (Hôe-liân) during Qing-era settlement in 1851. Formerly named 奇萊／奇莱 (Kî-lâi), referring to the Sakiraya Taiwanese aborigines and their settlement.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

花蓮

  1. (～縣) Hualien County (a county on the east coast of Taiwan)
  2. (～市) Hualien City (city in Hualien County, Taiwan)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (花蓮／花莲 (Huālián)):
  • → Japanese: 花蓮(かれん) (Karen)
  • → Vietnamese: Hoa Liên (花蓮)
  • → English: Hualien, Hualian, Hua-lien

    • Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    花 蓮
    か
    Grade: 1     		れん
    Jinmeiyō
    on'yomi

    Proper noun

    花(か)蓮(れん) • (Karen) 

    1. Hualien (a city and county on the east coast of Taiwan)
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