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遠東

遠東

See also: 远东

Chinese

		far; distant; remote	east
trad. (遠東)		遠	東
simp. (远东)		远	东

Proper noun

遠東

Far East

Etymology

Calque of English Far East.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Yuǎndōng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ dung¹
Min Nan (POJ): oán-tong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Yuǎndōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeuandong
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ dung¹
  - Yale: yúhn dūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ dung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oán-tong
  - Tâi-lô: uán-tong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oafndofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/