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Chinese
Etymology
From 俄 (É, abbreviation of 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 (Éluósī)) + 國/国 (guó, “country”); attested as early as 1838, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
俄國
- Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia) (at any point of its history)
- (specifically, historical) Short for 俄羅斯帝國/俄罗斯帝国 (Éluósī dìguó, “Russian Empire”).
- (chiefly Taiwan, by extension, historical) Soviet Russia
Usage notes
俄羅斯/俄罗斯 (Éluósī) is more commonly used when referring to the modern country (instead of the historical Russian Empire), while 俄國/俄国 (Éguó) is typically used to refer to the former Russian Empire. But if 俄國/俄国 (Éguó) is used as an attributive, it is equivalent to 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 (Éluósī) (e.g. 俄國人/俄国人 (Éguórén) and 俄羅斯人/俄罗斯人 (éluósīrén) both refer to "a Russian person, Russian people".)
Synonyms
- (Russia): 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 (Éluósī)
- (Russian Empire):
- (Soviet Union):
- 蘇聯/苏联 (Sūlián)
- 赤俄 (chì'é)
- 蘇俄/苏俄 (Sū'é)
- (Mainland China, dated, derogatory) 蘇修/苏修 (Sūxiū)
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