大秦

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɵn²¹/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɵn²¹/

; "Roman Empire"
:
: In contrast, Zhang (1919) conjectured that the word may have indeed been a borrowing ultimately from Latium, Latinum, etc. (transcribed as 剌丁 in his writing) based on comparisons among Sinitic languages; see also the Baxter–Sagart reconstruction below. However, this etymology remains hypothetical.
; "Roman Levant; Syria region; etc."

Its people are all built tall, robust, balanced, and upright, resembling (the people) of the Zhongguo. For this reason it is called Daqin (the Great Qin).

The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE

Qí rénmín jiē cháng dà píng zhèng, yǒu lèi Zhōngguó, gù wèizhī Dàqín.

其人民皆長大平正，有類中國，故謂之大秦。

其人民皆长大平正，有类中国，故谓之大秦。

(historical and archaic, speculative, imprecise designation in Chinese historiography) the Roman Empire; the City of Rome; etc.

speculative; imprecise designation in Chinese historiography; speculative; imprecise designation in Chinese historiography


法老

/fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/huaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃o³³/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lo⁵⁵⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɤ⁴¹/

/faʔ³³ lɔ⁴⁴/

/fä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/huaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃o³³/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lo⁵⁵⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɤ⁴¹/

/faʔ³³ lɔ⁴⁴/

Phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (parʿōh), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace, pharaoh”).

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">pr-ꜥꜣ</i>

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


丘比特

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/


古羅馬

ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː³⁵ lɔː²¹ maː¹³/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː³⁵ lɔː²¹ maː¹³/


古埃及

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/


凱撒

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sä⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sä⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ saːt̚³/

/kʰai³³⁻⁵⁵ sɑʔ²⁴/

/kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/

/kʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sat̚⁵/

/kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/

/kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/

/kʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sä⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sä⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ saːt̚³/

/kʰai³³⁻⁵⁵ sɑʔ²⁴/

/kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/

/kʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sat̚⁵/

/kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/

/kʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/

/kʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sat̚³²/


瑪爾斯

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


墨丘利

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li⁵¹/


狄安娜

/ti³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/

/ti³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/


維納斯

/weɪ̯³⁵ nä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ naːp̚² siː⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ nä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ naːp̚² siː⁵⁵/


邱比特

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ tɐk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ tɐk̚²/

(Roman mythology) Alternative form of 丘比特 (Qiūbǐtè, “Cupid”)


朱比特

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/


黛安娜

/taɪ̯⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² ɔːn⁵⁵ naː²¹/

/tai⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/tai⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/tai⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/tai⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/taɪ̯⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/

/tɔːi̯²² ɔːn⁵⁵ naː²¹/

/tai⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/tai⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/tai⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/tai⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/


朱庇特

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹/


朱諾

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/


密涅瓦

ㄇㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄚˇ

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛ⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


雅努斯

/jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/ŋaː¹³ nou̯¹³ siː⁵⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/ŋaː¹³ nou̯¹³ siː⁵⁵/


歐若拉

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːk̚² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːk̚² laːi̯⁵⁵/

(Roman mythology) Aurora (Roman goddess of the dawn)

A transliteration of the French female given name Aurora


奧羅拉

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ lä⁵⁵/

A transliteration of the English female given name Aurora


柯里敘利亞

ㄎㄜ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄎㄜ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

o¹ léi⁵ zêu⁶ léi⁶ a³

/ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²² lei̯²² aː³³/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²² lei̯²² aː³³/

From Ancient Greek Κοίλη Συρία (Koílē Suría, literally “hollow Syria”).


刻瑞斯

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


奧普斯

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/ou̯³³ pʰou̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/ou̯³³ pʰou̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/


孔科耳狄亞

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄎㄜ ㄦˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄎㄜ ㄦˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄧㄚˇ

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ jä⁵¹/

(Roman mythology) Concordia (Roman goddess)


狄斯科蒂亞

ㄉㄧˊ ㄙ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄉㄧˊ ㄙ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Roman mythology) Discordia (Roman goddess)


戰神

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/

/t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/

/t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sin¹³/

/t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/

/t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ sin²³/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/

/t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/

/t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ sin¹³/

/t͡siɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/

/t͡siɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ sin²³/


獨裁官

/tu³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/tʊk̚² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

/tu³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/tʊk̚² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

(historical) dictator (magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome)


拂林

Borrowed from Middle Persian hrwm (/hrōm/) or another Iranian language.

(historical) a historic name for Rome (commonly understood to refer to eastern territories of the Roman Empire).


至福樂土

ㄓˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Calque of Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον (Ēlúsion Pedíon).

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Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium; the Elysian Fields