彌利堅
Chinese
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (彌利堅) | 彌 | 利 | 堅 | |
simp. (弥利坚) | 弥 | 利 | 坚 |
Etymology
From English America. Attested in the Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms by Wei Yuan:
- 嗚呼!彌利堅國非有雄材梟傑之王也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- Wūhū! Mílìjiān guó fēi yǒu xióng cái xiāo jié zhī wáng yě. [Pinyin]
- Alas! America has not an outstanding king.
呜呼!弥利坚国非有雄材枭杰之王也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
彌利堅
- (obsolete) United States of America