佛蘭西

See also: 仏蘭西

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (佛蘭西)		佛	蘭	西
simp. (佛兰西)		佛	兰	西

Etymology

Attested in 海國聞見錄 [1730] by Chen Lunjiong (陳倫烱).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Fólánxī

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Fólánxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Fólánsi
  - Wade–Giles: Fo²-lan²-hsi¹
  - Yale: Fwó-lán-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Forlanshi
  - Palladius: Фоланьси (Folanʹsi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu̯ɔ³⁵ län³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

Proper noun

佛蘭西

(obsolete) France
- 1730, 陳倫烱, 海國聞見錄, volume 上卷, page 32:
  
  佛蘭西者，西臨大洋，北接荷蘭，南鄰是班呀，東接那嗎，東南俯中海。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  佛兰西者，西临大洋，北接荷兰，南邻是班呀，东接那吗，东南俯中海。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Fólánxī zhě, xī lín dàyáng, běi jiē Hélán, nán lín Shìbānya, dōng jiē Nàma, dōngnán fǔ Zhōnghǎi. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

法國／法国 (Fǎguó)
(dated or poetic) 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)
(Hokkien, Teochew, obsolete) 荷蘭西／荷兰西
(abbreviation) 法 (fǎ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
佛	蘭	西
ふつ > ふ Jinmeiyō (ateji)	らん Jinmeiyō (ateji)	す Grade: 2 (ateji)
irregular	on'yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 佛蘭西 – see the following entry.

【フランス】

[proper noun] France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)

Alternative spelling
仏蘭西

(This term, 佛蘭西, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (仏蘭西) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
佛	蘭	西

Proper noun

佛蘭西 • (Bullanseo) (hangeul 불란서)

hanja form^? of 불란서 (“France”)