菲律賓
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See also: 菲律宾
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (菲律賓) | 菲 | 律 | 賓 | |
| simp. (菲律宾) | 菲 | 律 | 宾 | |
| alternative forms | 菲律濱／菲律滨 chiefly Philippines | |||
Etymology
Borrowed from English Philippine(s).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
菲律賓
- Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Synonyms
- 非利賓／非利宾, 菲利濱／菲利滨
- (obsolete) 斐律濱／斐律滨 (Fěilǜbīn), 呂宋／吕宋 (Lǚsòng), 菲列濱／菲列滨 (Fēilièbīn), 菲列賓／菲列宾, 非利皮那
- (short) 菲島／菲岛 (Fēidǎo), 斐島／斐岛 (Fěidǎo)
- (Hokkien) 小呂宋／小吕宋
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → Zhuang: Feihlizbinh
Japanese
Etymology
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 菲 | 律 | 賓 |
| ひ > ふぃ Hyōgaiji (ateji) |
りつ > り Grade: 6 (ateji) |
ひん > ぴん Grade: S (ateji) |
| irregular | ||
| Alternative spelling |
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| 菲律賓 (kyūjitai) |
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 菲律賓／菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn).
The kanji are an example of ateji (当て字).
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 菲律賓 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 菲律賓, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.) |