布列塔尼

Bùliètǎní

proper noun #36,864

Meanings

1 Brittany (Bretagne) - peninsular region in northwest France
2 the historic Celtic region of Brittany

Characters

phonetic 'Bre-'

phonetic '-le-'

phonetic '-ta-'

phonetic '-gne'

Examples

HSK 4

布列塔尼是法国西北部的一个地区。

Bùliètǎní shì Fǎguó xīběibù de yí gè dìqū.

Brittany is a region in the northwest of France.

HSK 7-9

我们这次去布列塔尼吃了很多生蚝。

Wǒmen zhècì qù Bùliètǎní chī le hěnduō shēngháo.

On this trip to Brittany we ate a lot of oysters.

Tips

culture

The Chinese transliteration tracks the French pronunciation 'Bre-ta-gne' rather than the English 'Brittany'. The region is famous in France for its Celtic heritage, oysters, crepes, and dramatic Atlantic coastline.

Stroke Order

布 bù

列 liè

塔 tǎ

尼 ní