葡萄牙

Phono-semantic matching of Portuguese Portugal, possibly via Hokkien 葡萄牙 (Phû-tô-gâ). Attested in 海國聞見錄 by Chen Lunjiong (陳倫烱).

The selection of 葡萄 (“grape”) in the phonetic transcription alludes to the importance of viniculture to the early Portuguese missionaries to China, who used grapes to make sacramental wine (葡萄酒).

Compare 西班牙 (Xībānyá, “Spain”).

葡萄牙

1. Portugal (a country in Europe)
   • 1730, 陳倫烱, 海國聞見錄, volume 上卷, page 33:

     葡萄牙者，澳門之祖家也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     葡萄牙者，澳门之祖家也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Pútáoyá zhě, Àomén zhī zǔjiā yě.

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   • 1848, 徐繼畬 [Xu Jiyu], editor, 瀛寰志略, volume 3, page 11:

     前明中葉，葡萄牙據錫蘭海口，立埔頭，尋為荷蘭所奪。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     前明中叶，葡萄牙据锡兰海口，立埔头，寻为荷兰所夺。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Qiánmíng zhōngyè, Pútáoyá jù Xīlán hǎikǒu, lì bùtóu, xún wéi Hélán suǒ duó.

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The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Chinese 葡萄牙 (Pútáoyá)

葡萄牙(ポルトガル) • (Porutogaru) 

1. Obsolete spelling of ポルトガル (“Portugal”).

葡萄牙 • (Podoa) (hangeul 포도아)

1. hanja form^? of 포도아 (“Portugal (obsolete)”)

葡萄牙

1. chữ Hán form of Bồ Đào Nha (“Portugal”).