烏魯木齊
See also: 乌鲁木齐 and 烏魯木斉
Chinese
Etymology 1
phonetic | |||||
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trad. (烏魯木齊) | 烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 | |
simp. (乌鲁木齐) | 乌 | 鲁 | 木 | 齐 | |
alternative forms | 烏嚕木齊/乌噜木齐 |
Borrowed from Manchu ᡠᡵᡠᠮᠴᡳ (urumci), from Written Oirat ᡇᠷᡇᡏᡔᡅ (urumci), from Chagatai اورُمجی (Ūrumčī).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
烏魯木齊
- (~市) Ürümqi (a prefecture-level city, the capital of Xinjiang, China)
- 1985年9月11日,烏魯木齊市人大常委會第9屆18次會議上,將玫瑰定為市花,同時定大葉榆為市樹。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1989, China City Flowers (中国城市市花) p.88 & 89 →ISBN
- 1985 nián 9 yuè 11 rì, Wūlǔmùqí Shì réndà chángwěihuì dì 9 jiè 18 cì huìyì shàng, jiāng méigui dìng wéi shì huā, tóngshí dìng dà yè yú wèi shì shù. [Pinyin]
- On September 11th, 1985, Rugosa rose was chosen as Wlumuqi's[sic – meaning Wulumuqi's] city flower at the 18th Session of the Standing Committee of the 9th MPC of Wulumuqi, and the elm tree as Wulumuqi's city tree.
1985年9月11日,乌鲁木齐市人大常委会第9届18次会议上,将玫瑰定为市花,同时定大叶榆为市树。 [MSC, simp.]
- (~縣) Ürümqi (a county of Ürümqi city, Xinjiang, China)
Synonyms
- 烏市/乌市 (Wūshì)
- (old name) 迪化 (Díhuà)
Descendants
- → English: Wulumuchi, Wu-lu-mu-ch'i, Wulumuqi
Etymology 2
phonetic | |||||
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trad. (烏魯木齊) | 烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 | |
simp. (乌鲁木齐) | 乌 | 鲁 | 木 | 齐 | |
alternative forms | 烏漉木製/乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟/乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊/乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債/乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債/乌鲁沐债 烏漉木製/乌漉木制 烏櫓莫濟/乌橹莫济 烏鹵沐齊/乌卤沐齐 烏鹵沐債/乌卤沐债 烏魯沐債/乌鲁沐债 烏漉沐漬/乌漉沐渍 |
Unclear. Here are a few possibilities:
- 烏魯木齊: Since the Min Nan area and Ürümqi are very far apart, if someone claims to be from or went to Ürümqi, they are speaking nonsense.
- 烏漉木製: There is a type of wood called 烏漉木, which is of very bad quality. If furniture is made from it, it is made carelessly.
- 烏櫓莫濟: From 烏 (“to not have”) + 櫓 (“scull”) + 莫 (“do not”) + 濟 (“to cross a river”), literally "to not have a scull to cross a river", used figuratively to mean "to not have the main thing to do the job; to be careless".
Pronunciation
Idiom
烏魯木齊
- (Min Nan) to be careless; to be in a mess; to talk nonsense
References
- “Entry #6338”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
- 大郎頭 (Da Lang) (29 July 2013), “【台語原來是這樣】 烏魯木齊”, in 自由時報 (Liberty Times Net)
- 黃恬昕 (25 June 2012), “「烏櫓莫濟」比下北京話”, in 自由時報 (Liberty Times Net)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō | Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
Proper noun
烏魯木齊 • (Urumuchi) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 烏魯木斉)
- Kyūjitai form of 烏魯木斉
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |||
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烏 | 魯 | 木 | 齊 |
Proper noun
烏魯木齊
- chữ Hán form of Ô Lỗ Mộc Tề (“Ürümqi”).