瑞士

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Chinese

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(瑞士)
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Etymology

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From French Suisse, borrowed through a southern Chinese dialect (where is pronounced with an s- initial). See also 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn).

Attested in both Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms (海國圖志) [1842] by Wei Yuan and A Short Account of the Maritime Circuit (瀛寰志略) [1849] by Xu Jiyu.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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瑞士

  1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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瑞士 (Seosa) (hangeul 서사)

  1. (obsolete) hanja form? of 서사 (Switzerland)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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瑞士

  1. chữ Hán form of Thuỵ Sĩ (Switzerland).