德意志

Chinese

 
Germany; virtue; goodness
Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
simp. and trad.
(德意志)
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Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of German Deutsch (German). Doublet of 同濟同济 (Tóngjì) and 獨逸独逸 (Dúyì).

The tendency to use commendatory characters in country names was also seen in:

  • 美國美国 (Měiguó, “America; lit. pretty country”),
  • 英國英国 (Yīngguó, “England; lit. flower/outstanding country”) and
  • 法國法国 (Fǎguó, “France, lit. the law country”).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

德意志

  1. (attributive or poetic) Germany (a country in Europe; capital: Berlin)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 德意志人
  • 德意志革命
  • 德意志國德意志国
  • 德意志帝國德意志帝国
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