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大不列颠

大不列顛
Dàbùlièdiān
noun #17,386

Meanings

  1. 1 Great Britain

Characters

大
dà
great; big
不
bù
not
列
liè
to arrange; row
颠
diān
top; summit
Phonetic transliteration of 'Britain' with 大 (great) prepended. The characters carry no related literal meaning.

Examples

大不列颠岛是欧洲最大的岛屿。
Dàbùlièdiān dǎo shì Ōuzhōu zuì dà de dǎoyǔ.
Great Britain is the largest island in Europe.
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国是英国的全称。
Dàbùlièdiān jí Běi'ài'ěrlán Liánhé Wángguó shì Yīngguó de quánchēng.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the full name of the UK.

Tips

usage
In everyday Chinese, 英国 (Yīngguó) is used for both Great Britain and the UK. 大不列颠 appears mainly in formal, geographic, or historical contexts.

Stroke Order

大 dà
不 bù
列 liè
颠 diān