澳大利亞 / 澳大利亚
àodàlìyà
The English word 'Australia' is translated into Mandarin as 澳大利亞 / 澳大利亚 (àodàlìyà).
Meaning: Commonwealth of Australia (name)
Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 澳大利亞 / 澳大利亚 | àodàlìyà | ||
| 澳大利亞 / 澳大利亚 | Ò-tāi-lī-a | Hokkien | |
| 澳洲 | Ò-chiu | /ɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/ (Min Nan, Hokkien, Sinological IPA, Kaohsiung, General Taiwanese) /o¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siu⁴⁴/ (Min Nan, Hokkien, Sinological IPA, Taipei, General Taiwanese) |
Hokkien |
The term 澳洲 is frequently used when discussing travel, geography or general locations, such as going to Australia or living in Australia.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 澳大利亞 is a phonetic transliteration of the English name 'Australia'.
Which one should you use?
澳大利亞 is a formal transliteration, while 澳洲 is the more common, colloquial way to refer to the country in daily conversation.
How do you pronounce it?
Ò-tāi-lī-a
Did you know?
- While 澳大利亞 is a phonetic match for 'Australia', the individual characters have their own meanings: 奧 can mean 'mysterious' and 利 means 'profit' or 'advantage'.
- The character 澳 used in 澳洲 also means 'bay' and is the first character in the name for Macau, 澳門.
- While 澳大利亞 is a phonetic translation of the English name, the common term 澳洲 literally translates to 'Australia Continent' because of the inclusion of the character 洲, meaning continent.
Examples in context
- 我要去澳洲。I would like to go to Australia.This sentence shows how to express a desire to travel to 澳洲.Tatoeba #13957917 by LeviHighway, translation #8224977 by CK
- 我爸爸們住在澳洲My fathers live in Australia.This sentence describes people living in 澳洲.Tatoeba #11841632 by Verna0072001, translation #9639007 by deniko
- 我在澳洲迷路了。I got lost in Australia.This sentence describes being lost in 澳洲.Tatoeba #14013554 by LeviHighway, translation #7182983 by CK
- 我计划在明年前往澳大利亚旅游。I plan to travel to Australia next year.
- 最近我认识了一个澳洲人。I recently met someone from Australia.
- 51 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Wiktionary, “australia” translations and entries 澳洲, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 澳大利亞, 澳洲, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
