新西蘭

See also: 新西兰

Chinese

new; newly; meso- (chem.) Zealand
trad. (新西蘭) 西蘭
simp. (新西兰) 西兰

Etymology

Calque of English New Zealand

Pronunciation


Proper noun

新西蘭

  1. (Mainland China, Hong Kong) New Zealand (an archipelago and country in Oceania)

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
西
にゅー
Grade: 2
じー
Grade: 2
らんど
Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from English New Zealand. The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Mandarin 新西蘭 (Xīnxīlán).

Proper noun

新西蘭 (katakana ニュージーランド, rōmaji Nyū Jīrando)

  1. Rare spelling of ニュージーランド.
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