百慕大群岛 (bǎi mù dà qún dǎo) — Bermuda Islands

Definition

A proper noun referring to the Bermuda Islands, a small British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic known for the mysterious 'Bermuda Triangle' legends.

noun
Bermuda Islands

Examples

  • 百慕大群岛，。
    bǎi mù dà qún dǎo Wèi yú dà xī yáng, shì zhù míng de lǚ yóu shèng dì.
    The Bermuda Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean and are a famous tourist destination.
  • 百慕大群岛。
    Guān yú bǎi mù dà qún dǎo de shén mì chuán shuō xī yǐn le hěn duō tàn xiǎn jiā.
    The mysterious legends about the Bermuda Islands attract many explorers.
  • 百慕大群岛。
    bǎi mù dà qún dǎo De jīng jì zhǔ yào yī kào lǚ yóu yè hé jīn róng fú wù yè.
    The economy of the Bermuda Islands mainly relies on tourism and financial services.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

百慕大
百bǎi慕mù大dà
群岛group of islands
群qúngroup岛dǎoislands
偏正Modifier + head

百慕大 spells the foreign name, and 群 and 岛 show a group of islands.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
一一yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
白
白bái百bǎi
Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

Open 百 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
㣺Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò慕mù
Same sound today

慕 combines 莫 for the sound with the lower 㣺, a form of 心 (heart).

Open 慕 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn群
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

Open 群 →

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 島; 岛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shānmountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
鳥
鳥niǎo島dǎo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 島 uses 山, meaning mountain, and 鳥 for the sound. The simplified 岛 is a later shorthand.

Open 岛 →

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