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斐济 (Fěi jì) — Fiji

Definition

noun
Fiji

Examples

  • 斐济。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Fěi jì lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Fiji next year.
  • 斐济。
    Fěi jì Shì yí gè měi lì de dǎo guó.
    Fiji is a beautiful island country.
  • 斐济。
    Tā zài Fěi jì zhù le sān nián.
    He lived in Fiji for three years.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 濟; 济 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí濟jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 濟 pairs 水 (water) with 齊, which gives the sound; the simplified 济 is a later shorthand.

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