地中海
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Chinese
earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly |
sea surrounded by land; Zhonghai | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (地中海) | 地 | 中海 | |
| simp. #(地中海) | 地 | 中海 | |
Etymology
Calque of Latin Mare Mediterraneum, first attested in the 1602 《坤輿萬國全圖》 (Kunyu Wanguo Quantu) world map.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dei6 zung1 hoi2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Thi-chûng-hói
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tē-tiong-hái
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dìjhonghǎi
- Wade–Giles: Ti4-chung1-hai3
- Yale: Dì-jūng-hǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dihjonghae
- Palladius: Дичжунхай (Dičžunxaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dei6 zung1 hoi2
- Yale: deih jūng hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: dei6 dzung1 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: déi6 zung1 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tei̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thi-chûng-hói
- Hakka Romanization System: ti zungˊ hoiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ti4 zung1 hoi3
- Sinological IPA: /tʰi⁵⁵ t͡suŋ²⁴ hoi̯³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tē-tiong-hái
- Tâi-lô: Tē-tiong-hái
- Phofsit Daibuun: dexdionghae
- IPA (Xiamen): /te²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² tiɔŋ³³ hai⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /te³³⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
地中海
- the Mediterranean Sea (a sea between Europe and Africa)
- 國中有二大名城，一曰西未利亞，近地中海，為亞墨利加諸舶所聚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1623, Giulio Aleni, 職方外紀)
- Guó zhōng yǒu èr dà míngchéng, yī yuē Xīwèilìyà, jìn Dìzhōnghǎi, wéi Yàmòlìjiā zhū bó suǒ jù.
- The country has two major famous cities. One is Seville, near the Mediterranean Sea, was where all the ships of America gathered.
国中有二大名城，一曰西未利亚，近地中海，为亚墨利加诸舶所聚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (地中海):
- → Japanese: 地中海 (Chichūkai)
- → Korean: 지중해(地中海) (Jijunghae)
- → Vietnamese: Địa Trung Hải (地中海)
Noun
地中海
- Alternative term for 陸間海／陆间海 (“mediterranean sea”).
- (colloquial) crown baldness
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 地 | 中 | 海 |
| ち Grade: 2 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
かい Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 地中海 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Chinese 地中海 (Dìzhōnghǎi).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- the Mediterranean Sea (a sea between Europe and Africa)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 地 | 中 | 海 |
Proper noun
地中海 • (Jijunghae) (hangeul 지중해)
- hanja form? of 지중해 (“Mediterranean Sea”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 地 | 中 | 海 |
Proper noun
地中海
- chữ Hán form of Địa Trung Hải (“Mediterranean Sea”).