锡兰 (xī lán) — Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)

Definition

Examples

• 锡兰是斯里兰卡的旧名。
  xī lán Shì sī lǐ lán kǎ de jiù míng.
  Ceylon was the former name of Sri Lanka.
• 我以前去过锡兰，现在那里叫斯里兰卡。
  Wǒ yǐ qián qù guò xī lán, xiàn zài nà lǐ jiào sī lǐ lán kǎ.
  I've been to Ceylon before; now it's called Sri Lanka.
• 锡兰的红茶很有名。
  xī lán De hóng chá hěn yǒu míng.
  Ceylon black tea is very famous.