和蘭
See also: 和兰
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (和蘭) | 和 | 蘭 | |
simp. (和兰) | 和 | 兰 |
Etymology
Transcription of Dutch Holland. In Hokkien, possibly reinforced as an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 和蘭.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
和蘭
- (historical, obsolete) the Netherlands, Holland
- 和蘭,又名紅毛番,地近佛郎機。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1739, 明史 (History of Ming), 卷三百二十五 列傳第二百一十三 外國六 (Volume 325, Biographies 213: Foreign States 6)
- Hélán, yòu míng hóngmáo fān, dì jìn fólángjī. [Pinyin]
- Holland, also known as the "red-haired barbarians", is close to the land of the Franks (France).
和兰,又名红毛番,地近佛郎机。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 和蘭,明史作「荷蘭」,歐羅巴濱海之國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1928, 清史稿 (Draft History of Qing), 卷159 志一百三十四 邦交七 (Volume 159, Record 134: Diplomatic Relations 7)
- Hélán, míngshǐ zuò “hélán”, ōuluóbā bīnhǎi zhī guó. [Pinyin]
- Holland, written as "荷蘭" in the History of Ming, is a country in coastal Europe.
和兰,明史作「荷兰」,欧罗巴滨海之国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
- 和蘭豆/和兰豆 (“pea”)
References
- 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “和蘭”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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和 | 蘭 |
オ Grade: 3 (ateji) |
ラン Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
irregular |
Etymology
The kanji spelling is ateji (当て字), contracted from 和蘭陀. Compare Chinese 荷蘭/荷兰 (Hélán). See the main entry at オランダ for full details.
References
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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