華盛頓

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See also: 华盛顿

Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (華盛頓)
simp. (华盛顿)
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Etymology

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From English Washington, probably via Cantonese.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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華盛頓

  1. A transliteration of the English surname Washington
  2. (~哥倫比亞特區, ~特區) Washington, D.C. (federal capital of the United States of America)
  3. () Washington (a state of the United States)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (華盛頓):

References

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しん
Grade: 6
とん
Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Washington. The Chinese characters are ateji (当て字) from Chinese 華盛頓华盛顿 (Huáshèngdùn), Cantonese 華盛頓华盛顿 (waa4 sing6 deon6).

Proper noun

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華盛頓(ワシントン) (Washinton

  1. Obsolete spelling of ワシントン.

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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華盛頓 (Hwaseongdon) (hangeul 화성돈)

  1. hanja form? of 화성돈 ((obsolete) Washington)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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華盛頓

  1. chữ Hán form of Hoa Thịnh Đốn (Washington).