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梵蒂冈

梵蒂岡
Fàndìgāng
noun #12,813

Meanings

  1. 1 Vatican City (city-state in Rome, Italy)

Characters

梵
fàn
Sanskrit; Buddhist; Brahman
蒂
dì
stem (of a fruit); base
冈
gāng
ridge; mound
Phonetic transliteration of 'Vatican.' 梵 (Buddhist/Sanskrit) is a fitting coincidence for the center of the Catholic Church.

Examples

梵蒂冈是世界上最小的国家。
Fàndìgāng shì shìjiè shàng zuì xiǎo de guójiā.
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.

Tips

culture
梵蒂冈 is one of the few European states that maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan (中华民国) rather than mainland China.

Stroke Order

梵 Fàn
蒂 dì
冈 gāng