瑞典

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Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(瑞典) 		瑞 典
alternative forms 𠿩唺 obsolete
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Etymology

From English Sweden, borrowed through a southern Chinese variety (where 瑞 is pronounced with an s- initial), or an earlier stage of Mandarin. See also 瑞士 (Ruìshì).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

瑞典

  1. Sweden (a country in Europe)
  2. (neologism, Internet slang) Northeast China

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑞 典
すうぇー
Jinmeiyō 		てん > でん
Grade: 4
irregular

Etymology

The spelling is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

瑞典(スウェーデン) • (Suwēden) 

  1. Obsolete spelling of スウェーデン (“Sweden”).

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
瑞典

Proper noun

瑞典 • (Seojeon) (hangeul 서전)

  1. Hanja form? of 서전 (“Sweden (obsolete)”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
瑞典

Proper noun

瑞典

  1. chữ Hán form of Thuỵ Điển (“Sweden”).
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