额菲尔士峰

額菲爾士峰

Éfēi'ěrshìFēng

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Meanings

1 Mount Everest (older transliteration based on the English name 'Everest', from surveyor Sir George Everest)

Characters

(transliteration: 'E')

(transliteration: 'fei')

(transliteration: 'er')

(transliteration: 'st')

Examples

额菲尔士峰是世界最高峰。

Éfēi'ěrshì Fēng shì shìjiè zuì gāo fēng.

Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

现代中文一般称额菲尔士峰为珠穆朗玛峰。

Xiàndài Zhōngwén yībān chēng Éfēi'ěrshì Fēng wéi Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng.

In modern Chinese, Mount Everest is usually called Zhumulangma Peak.

Tips

history

Older Republican-era transliteration of 'Everest'. Today the standard Chinese name is 珠穆朗玛峰 (Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) — the Tibetan name Chomolungma, meaning 'Goddess Mother of the World'. You may still see 额菲尔士峰 in pre-1950 books and Hong Kong/Taiwan sources.

Stroke Order

额 é

菲 fēi

尔 ěr

士 shì

峰 fēng