中東

See also: 中东

Chinese
 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 east
trad. (中東) 中 東
simp. (中东) 中 东

Etymology

Calque of English Middle East.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

中東

  1. Middle East (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa)

See also

Japanese
中東 (Chūtō): the Middle East.
Kanji in this term
中 東
ちゅう
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 中 (chū, “middle”) +‎ 東 (tō, “east”), as a calque of English Middle East.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

中東 (hiragana ちゅうとう, rōmaji Chūtō)

  1. the Middle East (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa)

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
中東

Proper noun

中東 • (Jungdong, McCune-Reischauer: Chungdong, Yale: Cwungtong) (hangeul 중동)

  1. Hanja form? of 중동 (“Middle East”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
中東

Proper noun

中東

  1. Hán tự form of Trung Đông (“Middle East”).
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