倫敦

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See also: 伦敦

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (倫敦)
simp. (伦敦)
anagram 敦倫敦伦
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Etymology

Borrowed from English London.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

倫敦

  1. London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)
    英國倫敦大學地質學博士 [MSC, trad.]
    英国伦敦大学地质学博士 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīngguó Lúndūn dàxué dìzhìxué bóshì
    Ph.D. Geology, University of London
  2. A transliteration of the English surname London

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (倫敦):
  • Vietnamese: Luân Đôn (倫敦)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りん > ろん
Grade: S
(ateji)
とん > どん
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from English London. The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Chinese 倫敦 / 伦敦 (Lúndūn).

Proper noun

倫敦(ロンドン) (Rondon

  1. Obsolete spelling of ロンドン.
    • 1936, Morita Sōhei (森田 草平), transl., クリスマス・カロル, translation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens:
      (ロン)(ドン)(まち)はすっかり()えてなくなった。
      Rondon no machi wa sukkari kiete nakunatta.
      The city of London altogether disappeared.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

倫敦

  1. chữ Hán form of Luân Đôn (London).