波利尼西亚

波利尼西亞

Bōlìníxīyà

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Meanings

1 Polynesia (subregion of Oceania)

Characters

(phonetic) -ly-

(phonetic) -ne-

(phonetic) -si-

Examples

夏威夷属于波利尼西亚文化区。

Xiàwēiyí shǔyú Bōlìníxīyà wénhuà qū.

Hawaii belongs to the Polynesian cultural region.

波利尼西亚的航海技术举世闻名。

Bōlìníxīyà de hánghǎi jìshù jǔshì wénmíng.

Polynesian navigation skills are world-renowned.

Tips

memory

From Greek poly- ('many') + nēsos ('island') = 'many islands'. The Chinese transliteration uses pure phonetics: 波-利-尼-西-亚. Sister regions are 美拉尼西亚 (Melanesia, 'black islands') and 密克罗尼西亚 (Micronesia, 'small islands') — all share the 西亚 ('-nesia') ending.

Stroke Order

波 bō

利 lì

尼 ní

西 xī

亚 Yà