地球

Chinese

earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
ball; sphere
trad. (地球)
simp. #(地球)

Etymology

Coined by Matteo Ricci (Huang, 2003).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

地球

  1. (astronomy) the Earth
    地球自轉地球自转  ―  dìqiú zìzhuàn  ―  the Earth rotates; Earth's rotation
    地球太陽公轉 [MSC, trad.]
    地球太阳公转 [MSC, simp.]
    Dìqiú rào tàiyáng gōngzhuàn. [Pinyin]
    The earth revolves around the sun.

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (地球):
  • Japanese: ()(きゅう) (Chikyū)
  • Korean: 지구(地球) (Jigu)
  • Vietnamese: Địa Cầu (地球)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 3
kan'on

Etymology

From Chinese 地球 (Dìqiú), coined by Matteo Ricci.[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

()(きゅう) • (Chikyūちきう (Tikiu)?

  1. (astronomy, mythology) Earth; Terra
    ()(きゅう)24(にじゅうよ)()(かん)(いっ)(かい)()(てん)します。
    Chikyū wa nijūyo-jikan de ikkai jiten shimasu.
    The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.
    ()(きゅう)(たい)(よう)(けい)(だい)(さん)(わく)(せい)です。
    Chikyū wa taiyōkei no dai-san wakusei desu.
    The Earth is the third planet of the Solar System.
    それでも()(きゅう)(うご)
    sore de mo Chikyū wa ugoku.
    And yet the Earth moves.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 2003, Huang Heqing (黃河清 / 黄河清), 利玛窦对汉语的贡献 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

地球 • (Jigu) (hangeul 지구)

  1. hanja form? of 지구 (Earth)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

地球

  1. chữ Hán form of địa cầu (globe)

Proper noun

地球

  1. chữ Hán form of Địa Cầu (Earth)