中東
See also: 中东
Chinese
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); 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
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 dung1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chûng-tûng
- Eastern Min (BUC): Dṳ̆ng-dĕ̤ng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-tang
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngdōng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongdong
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-tung1
- Yale: Jūng-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongdong
- Palladius: Чжундун (Čžundun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 dung1
- Yale: jūng dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-tûng
- Hakka Romanization System: zungˊ dungˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zung1 dung1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-tang
- Tâi-lô: Tiong-tang
- Phofsit Daibuun: diongdafng
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ taŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
中東
- (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
Derived terms
See also
Japanese
| 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 • (Chūtō)
- (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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 | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
Proper noun
中東 • (Jungdong or McCune-Reischauer: Chungdong or Yale: Cwungtong) (hangeul 중동)
- hanja form? of 중동 :
- (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 東 |
Proper noun
中東
- chữ Hán form of Trung Đông:
- (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)