呂宋

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See also: 吕宋

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (呂宋) 呂 宋
simp. (吕宋) 吕 宋
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Etymology

From Classical Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo”) via Hokkien.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

呂宋

  1. (～島) Luzon (the largest island of the Philippines)
  2. (～國) (archaic) the Philippines (a country, archipelago, and formerly part of the Spanish Empire)
  3. (～市) (obsolete) Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)
    呂宋人／吕宋人   ―  leoi5 sung3 jan4   ―  Manilaman
  4. (Cantonese, historical, obsolete, loosely) the Spanish Empire
    呂宋人／吕宋人   ―  leoi5 sung3 jan4   ―  subject/s of the Spanish Empire
  5. (Mexico and American (–1980) Cantonese, historical) Mexico (a country and formerly part of the Spanish Empire)

Synonyms

  • (Philippines):
  • (Manila):

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: 呂宋 / ルソン (Ruson)
  • → Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣᡳ
    ᠰᡠᠩ     (lioi sung)

References

  1. ^ Sau Mang Yian (1865) “Manila man”, in 英語官話合講 Ying Yü Kwan Hwa Ho Chiang. Tones of the Mandarin Dialect are given in English and Chinese.‎ (overall work in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin), Canton
  2. ^ Nicholas B. Dennys (1874) A Handbook of the Canton Vernacular of the Chinese Language (overall work in English and Cantonese), BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 88

Further reading

  • Marlon K. Hom (1992) “Lamentations of Stranded Sojourners”, in Songs of Gold Mountain: Cantonese Rhymes from San Francisco Chinatown‎, University of California Press, page 109
  • Lorraine Dong, Marlon K. Hom (1980) “Chinatown Chinese: The San Francisco Dialect”, in Amerasia‎: “Mexico/the Philippines: luih-łung: 呂宋 / 吕宋 (Lǚsòng)”
  • 李大明 (18 July 2013) “墨西哥老华侨堪称“语言活化石” 乡音难改古语溜”, in 新浪新聞‎
  • Macgowan, John (1883) “Luzon”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect (overall work in English and Hokkien), Amoy, China: A. A. Marcal, page 287
  • Macgowan, John (1883) “Philippines”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect (overall work in English and Hokkien), Amoy, China: A. A. Marcal, page 379
  • Macgowan, John (1883) “Manilla”, in English and Chinese Dictionary of the Amoy Dialect (overall work in English and Hokkien), Amoy, China: A. A. Marcal, page 293

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呂 宋
りょ > る
Grade: S
(ateji) 		そん
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
kan'on tōon

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Literary Chinese 呂宋, from Hokkien 呂宋 / 吕宋 (Lū-sòng), from Classical Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig River Delta in between medieval Maynila & Tondo”), from Tagalog lusong.

The kanji are an example of ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 呂宋 – see the following entry.
【ルソン】
Luzon (the largest island of the Philippines)
(historical, obsolete) the Philippines (in general)
(This term, 呂宋, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Synonyms

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