维希 (Wéixī): Vichy (city in France)

Meanings

1 Vichy (city in France)
2 Vichy France (1940–1944 collaborationist regime)

Characters

维

Wéi

(transliteration: Vi-; lit. tie, maintain)

希

xī

(transliteration: -chy; lit. hope, rare)

Examples

维希是法国中部的一个温泉城市。

Wéixī shì Fǎguó zhōngbù de yí ge wēnquán chéngshì.

Vichy is a spa town in central France.

二战期间维希政府与纳粹合作。

Èr Zhàn qījiān Wéixī zhèngfǔ yǔ Nàcuì hézuò.

During WWII the Vichy government collaborated with the Nazis.

Tips

history

Vichy (维希) is a real spa town in central France, but 维希 in Chinese historical writing usually refers to 维希政府 (the Vichy regime) — the Nazi-collaborationist French government led by Marshal Pétain (贝当) from 1940 to 1944, headquartered there because Paris was occupied.

memory

维 (wéi) for 'Vi-' — 维 is a default 'V/Wi' transliteration character (compare 维也纳 Vienna, 维克托 Victor). 希 (xī) for '-chy'.