新斯科舍

Xīnsīkēshè

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Meanings

1 Nova Scotia (Canadian Atlantic province)

Characters

new (translating Latin 'nova')

this; phonetic 'S-'

branch / category; phonetic '-co-'

house / dwelling; phonetic '-tia'

Examples

新斯科舍是加拿大东部的省份。

Xīnsīkēshè shì Jiānádà dōngbù de shěngfèn.

Nova Scotia is a province in eastern Canada.

我去过新斯科舍的哈利法克斯。

Wǒ qù guò Xīnsīkēshè de Hālìfǎkèsī.

I've been to Halifax in Nova Scotia.

Tips

culture

Nova Scotia is Latin for 'New Scotland,' so the Chinese name follows the etymology rather than translating: 新 ('new') + 斯科舍 (phonetic for 'Scotia'). Compare 苏格兰 (Sūgélán, Scotland) which uses a different transliteration — Chinese keeps Latin and English forms phonetically separate. Nova Scotia is famous for the Bay of Fundy tides, lobster, and the 1917 Halifax Explosion.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

斯 sī

科 kē

舍 shě