意大利

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (意大利)		意	大	利

Etymology

Borrowed from English Italy. Attested as early as 1837, in the Eastern Western Monthly Magazine.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yìdàlì

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji³ daai⁶ lei⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yi¹ ai⁵ lei⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Yi-thai-li

(Meixian, Guangdong): yi⁴ tai⁴ li⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): É-dâi-lé
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Ì-tāi-lī

(Teochew, Peng'im): i³ dai⁶ li⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵i-da-li; ⁶yi-da-li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yìdàlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yìdàlì
  - Wade–Giles: I⁴-ta⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: Yì-dà-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yihdahlih
  - Palladius: Идали (Idali)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    意大利
    義大利 / 义大利
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji³ daai⁶ lei⁶
  - Yale: yi daaih leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ daai⁶ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi³ dai⁶ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ taːi̯²² lei̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yi¹ ai⁵ lei⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ji³³ ai³² lei³²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yi-thai-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: i tai li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ tai⁴ li⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ li⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yi-thai-li
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i tai li
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ tai⁴ li⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ li⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yi⁴ tai⁴ li⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ li⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: É-dâi-lé
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻²¹ ^(t-)lai²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ɛi²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ì-tāi-lī
  - Tâi-lô: Ì-tāi-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ie'daixli
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²¹⁻⁵³ tai²²⁻²¹ li²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹⁻⁵³ tai³³⁻¹¹ li³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹⁻⁴¹ tai³³⁻²¹ li³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: i³ dai⁶ li⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ì tăi lĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tai³⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵i-da-li; ⁶yi-da-li
  - MiniDict: i^去 da li; yi^去 da li
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²i-da-li; ³hhi-da-li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i³³ da⁵⁵ li²¹/, /ɦi²² da⁵⁵ li²¹/

Proper noun

意大利

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Italy (a country in Southern Europe)
- 1891, 薛福成 [Xue Fucheng], 出使英法義比四國日記, volume 1, page 33:
  
  丑正，過意大利之拿波利海口。昔許竹篔星使由此登岸，乘火車至伯靈。拿波利西北一百二十洋里，即意大利之羅馬都城也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  丑正，过意大利之拿波利海口。昔许竹筼星使由此登岸，乘火车至伯灵。拿波利西北一百二十洋里，即意大利之罗马都城也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Chǒu zhèng, guò Yìdàlì zhī Nábōlì hǎi kǒu. Xī Xǔ Zhúyún xīngshǐ yóucǐ dēng'àn, chéng huǒchē zhì Bólíng. Nábōlì xīběi yībǎi èrshí yánglǐ, jí Yìdàlì zhī Luómǎ dūchéng yě. [Pinyin]
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Synonyms

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意 (yì) (Mainland China, Hong Kong, abbreviation)
意國 / 意国 (yìguó) (Mainland China, Hong Kong, short form)
意大利亞 / 意大利亚 (Yìdàlìyà) (historical)
意大里亞 (Yìdàlǐyà) (historical)
義 / 义 (yì) (Taiwan, abbreviation)
義國 / 义国 (yìguó) (Taiwan, short form)
義大利 / 义大利 (Yìdàlì) (Taiwan)

Derived terms

意大利冰淇淋 (Yìdàlì bīngqílín)
意大利半島 / 意大利半岛 (Yìdàlì Bàndǎo)
意大利文 (yìdàlìwén)
意大利燴飯 / 意大利烩饭
意大利粉 (yìdàlìfěn)
意大利航空 (Yìdàlì Hángkōng)
意大利語 / 意大利语 (yìdàlìyǔ)
意大利飯 / 意大利饭
意大利麵 / 意大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn)
意大利麵條 / 意大利面条 (yìdàlì miàntiáo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (意大利):

→ Vietnamese: Ý Đại Lợi (意大利)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
意	大	利

Noun

意大利

chữ Hán form of Ý Đại Lợi (“Italy (obsolete)”)