摩纳哥人 (mó nà gē rén) — Monégasque (person from Monaco) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Monégasque (person from Monaco)

Measure word · 个

Examples

摩纳哥人。
Tā shì yí wèi mó nà gē rén.
He is a Monégasque.
摩纳哥人。
mó nà gē rén Jiǎng fǎ yǔ.
Monégasques speak French.
摩纳哥人。
Wǒ zài mó nà gē rèn shi le yí wèi mó nà gē rén.
I met a Monégasque in Monaco.

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.

摩纳哥Monaco

摩mó纳nà哥gē

音译Transliteration

摩纳哥 spells Monaco, and 人 means person, yielding someone from Monaco.

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.

麻手摩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

麻

麻má摩mó

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

摩 combines 手 (hand) with 麻; the hand part relates to the meaning, and 麻 gives the sound.

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 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk, thin thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

内

Same sound today

The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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