汽車
See also: 汽车
Chinese
| steam; vapor | vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (汽車) | 汽 | 車 | |
| simp. (汽车) | 汽 | 车 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
汽車
- automobile; motor vehicle; car (Classifier: 輛／辆 m; 臺／台 m; 架 c)
- bus; coach (Classifier: 輛／辆 m; 臺／台 m; 架 c)
- (obsolete) train
- 鐵路之汽車，始極粗惡，繼漸改良。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1905 August 13, 陳天華 (Chen Tianhua), 《紀東京留學生歡迎孫君逸仙事》
- Tiělù zhī qìchē, shǐ jí cū'è, jì jiàn gǎiliáng. [Pinyin]
- The steam-powered vehicles on the railway were initially very rough and crude, and were gradually improved over time.
铁路之汽车，始极粗恶，继渐改良。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 汽車，俗稱火車，又稱火輪車。其製以汽機為原動力，曳引客車、貨車行駛於鐵路之上。其裝設汽機之車，謂之機關車，俗稱車頭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1916, 徐珂 (Xu Ke), 《清稗類鈔》
- Qìchē, súchēng huǒchē, yòuchēng huǒlúnchē. Qí zhì yǐ qìjī wèi yuándònglì, yèyǐn kèchē, huòchē xíngshǐ yú tiělù zhī shàng. Qí zhuāngshè qìjī zhī chē, wèi zhī jīguān chē, súchēng chētóu. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
汽车，俗称火车，又称火轮车。其制以汽机为原动力，曳引客车、货车行驶于铁路之上。其装设汽机之车，谓之机关车，俗称车头。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (car):
Dialectal synonyms of 汽車 (“car, motor vehicle”) [map]
- (bus):
Dialectal synonyms of 公共汽車 (“(public) bus”) [map]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Entry #50148”, 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.
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