遠東

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See also: 远东

Chinese

far; distant; remote east
trad. (遠東)
simp. (远东)
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Etymology

Calque of English Far East.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

遠東

  1. Far East
  2. (地區) Russian Far East (a region of Russia)
    西伯利亞遠東地區 [MSC, trad.]
    西伯利亚远东地区 [MSC, simp.]
    Xībólìyà jí Yuǎndōng Dìqū
    Siberia and the Far East
    遠東地區發展远东地区发展  ―  Yuǎndōng Dìqū fāzhǎn  ―  development of the Far East
    遠東居民远东居民  ―  Yuǎndōng jūmín  ―  residents of the Far East

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (えん) (en, far) + (とう) (, east), calque of English Far East.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(えん)(とう) (Entō

  1. (rare) the Far East

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

遠東 (Wondong) (hangeul 원동)

  1. hanja form? of 원동 ((rare) Far East)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

遠東

  1. chữ Hán form of Viễn Đông (Far East).