澳洲

Chinese

 
deep bay; cove; bay
deep bay; cove; bay; harbour; Australia (abbrev.); Macao
continent; island
trad. (澳洲)
simp. #(澳洲)

Etymology

From (Ào, abbreviation of 澳大利亞澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà), from English Australia) + (zhōu, “continent”).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

澳洲

  1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
    低價中國商品澳洲市場打開局面 [MSC, trad.]
    低价中国商品澳洲市场打开局面 [MSC, simp.]
    Dījià ràng Zhōngguó shāngpǐn zài Àozhōu de shìchǎng dǎkāi júmiàn. [Pinyin]
    The low price of China's goods allows them to break into the Australian market.
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
  3. (dated) Oceania

Usage notes

While 澳洲 (Àozhōu) is commonly used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and overseas Chinese communities to denote Australia, it is not always understood in mainland China, or is misunderstood as Oceania. To avoid confusion, the standard term 澳大利亞澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà) can be used.

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