荷蘭

See also: 荷兰

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (荷蘭)
simp. (荷兰)
alternative forms 嗬囒嗬𪢠 obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Holland.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

荷蘭

  1. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)
    荷蘭東印度公司荷兰东印度公司  ―  Hélán Dōng Yìndù Gōngsī  ―  Dutch East India Company
  2. Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
  3. (Mainland China, Internet slang, humorous) alternative form of 河南 (Hénán, Henan province) (mocking the accent of the Henan dialect, cf. Dutch in the "inferior" sense)

Adverb

荷蘭

  1. (Cantonese, euphemistic, vulgar) alternative form of (hou2 lan2, fucking (as an intensifier))

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (荷蘭):
  • Vietnamese: Hà Lan (荷蘭)

Others:

See also

References

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

荷蘭

  1. chữ Hán form of Hà Lan:
    1. Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
    2. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)