英伦三岛

英倫三島
YīnglúnSāndǎo
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 the British Isles
  2. 2 (loosely) the United Kingdom

Examples

Yīnglún Sāndǎo zhǐ de shì Yīnggélán, Sūgélán hé Ài'ěrlán.
The British Isles refers to England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Tā yóu biàn le Yīnglún Sāndǎo.
He has traveled all over the British Isles.

Tips

usage
英伦 is a literary transliteration of 'England' (compare modern 英格兰). 英伦三岛 is geographically loose: the 'three' usually means England, Scotland, and Ireland (treated as historical-political units, not as three actual islands). Modern speakers often use it as a poetic synonym for the UK.

Stroke Order

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