大連

See also: 大连

Chinese
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
even; as; to join
even; as; to join; to link; successively
trad. (大連) 大 連
simp. (大连) 大 连

Etymology

Ultimately from the name of the original Russian settlement, Russian Да́льний (Dálʹnij, literally “distant”). Folk etymology suggests a derivation from 褡褳／褡裢 (dālian, “type of rectangle-shaped pocket with a pouch in the middle and two bags at the ends”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

大連

  1. (～市) Dalian (a subprovincial city in Liaoning, China)

Descendants
  • → English: Dalian, Talien, Ta-lien

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 連
だい
Grade: 1		 れん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) だ​いれん [dáꜜìrèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [da̠iɾẽ̞ɴ]

    Proper noun

    大(だい)連(れん) • (Dairen) 

    1. Dalian (a major sub-provincial city in Liaoning, in northeastern China)

    Descendants

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    大連

    Proper noun

    大連 • (Daeryeon) (hangeul 대련)

    1. Hanja form? of 대련 (“Dalian (a major sub-provincial city in Liaoning, in northeastern China)”).

    Vietnamese
    Hán tự in this term
    大連

    Proper noun

    大連

    1. chữ Hán form of Đại Liên (“Dalian (a major sub-provincial city in Liaoning, in northeastern China)”).
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