@article{ART002583657},
author={Son Kyung-Ok},
title={Chinese translation of foreign geographical names},
journal={Journal of Chinese Language and Literature},
issn={1225-083X},
year={2020},
number={83},
pages={271-293},
doi={10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271}
TY - JOUR
AU - Son Kyung-Ok
TI - Chinese translation of foreign geographical names
JO - Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
PY - 2020
VL - null
IS - 83
PB - Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
SP - 271
EP - 293
SN - 1225-083X
AB - “坤輿萬國全圖” is the first map of China with geographical names in chinese characters. “海國圖志” and “瀛環志略” are the representative world geography of 19th century China. This paper studied the chinese translation of geographical names in these map and books.
‘美國’ is short for ‘美利堅合衆國’, ‘英國’ for ‘英吉利國’, ‘法國’ for ‘法蘭西’, and ‘德國’ for ‘德意志(國)’. Chinese character translation of western country geographical names in Korea before and after the enlightenment period was mostly influenced by China, so it is similar to China, but the translation different from chinese translation such as ‘伊太利’, ‘佛蘭西’, ‘露西亞’, ‘獨逸’, ‘濠洲’, they were influenced by Japan. As the chinese scholars claim, most chinese translation used good chinese characters such as '美, 英, 法, 德, 意' in translation of western country names or city names.
The fact that Japan called ‘米國’ was not Japanese translation, but was found that it was influenced by chinese geography books including “海國圖志”.
In the provincial cities of China's port openings, the geographical names that first translated into Cantonese, Min Nan, and Shanghai are still in use. Most foreign names were transliterated based on English names, but ‘獨逸’, ‘和蘭’, ‘西班牙’ and ‘希臘’ were transliterated based on the original sound or other notes of the country, not English.
Due to historical reasons, most of Korea's chinese character notation of western country names are the same as in Japan. It is interesting that ‘美國’ is an exception.
KW - 지명번역(Geographical name translation);한자표기(Chinese character notation) 방언음(Dialect sound);음역(transliteration);원지음(Original sound)
DO - 10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
ER -
Son Kyung-Ok. (2020). Chinese translation of foreign geographical names. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 83, 271-293.
Son Kyung-Ok. 2020, "Chinese translation of foreign geographical names", Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, no.83, pp.271-293. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
Son Kyung-Ok "Chinese translation of foreign geographical names" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature 83 pp.271-293 (2020) : 271.
Son Kyung-Ok. Chinese translation of foreign geographical names. 2020; 83 : 271-293. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
Son Kyung-Ok. "Chinese translation of foreign geographical names" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.83(2020) : 271-293.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
Son Kyung-Ok. Chinese translation of foreign geographical names. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 83, 271-293. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
Son Kyung-Ok. Chinese translation of foreign geographical names. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature. 2020; 83 271-293. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
Son Kyung-Ok. Chinese translation of foreign geographical names. 2020; 83 : 271-293. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
Son Kyung-Ok. "Chinese translation of foreign geographical names" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.83(2020) : 271-293.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..83.202004.271
