苏格兰
Sūgélán
Scotland in Chinese is 苏格兰 (Sūgélán).
苏格兰 is the name used for the constituent country of the United Kingdom located to the north of England. Related terms include 苏格兰高地 (Sūgélán Gāodì) for the Scottish Highlands, 尼斯湖 (Nísī Hú) for Loch Ness, 风笛 (Fēngdí) for bagpipes and 苏格兰肉馅肠 (Sūgélán Ròuxiàn Cháng) for haggis.
Meaning: constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England (name)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwanese Mandarin, Scotland is written as 蘇格蘭 (Sūgélán).
How do you pronounce it?
Sūgélán
Did you know?
- The character 兰 (Lán) used at the end of the name means 'orchid', which is a common way to end many beautiful-sounding foreign transliterations in Chinese.
- When Chinese speakers discuss the 'spirit' of 苏格兰, they often use the word 粗犷 (cūguǎng), which translates to 'rugged' or 'unpolished'.
- The character 苏 (Sū) used in 苏格兰 is also the name of a major province in China, Jiangsu. This creates a coincidence where the first character of 'Scotland' is a very common domestic Chinese surname and location name.
Examples in context
- 英格兰与苏格兰相邻。England and Scotland are neighbours.This sentence shows the proximity of England and 苏格兰.Tatoeba #1185805 by eastasiastudent, translation #1185806 by sundown
- 我的计划是参观苏格兰的古堡。My plan is visiting old castles in Scotland.This sentence uses 苏格兰 in the context of visiting old castles.Tatoeba #332643 by fucongcong, translation #250748 by Dejo
- 这个夏天，我去苏格兰度假了。This summer I went on vacation in Scotland.This sentence describes going on vacation to 苏格兰.Tatoeba #710307 by fucongcong, translation #708390 by CN
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their future travel plans.
- 梓涵 Zihan你想去苏格兰旅游吗？Nǐ xiǎng qù Sūgélán lǚyóu ma?Do you want to travel to Scotland?
- 伟 Wei是的，我对那里很感兴趣。Shì de, wǒ duì nàlǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù.Yes, I am very interested in that place.
- 梓涵 Zihan听说苏格兰的风景非常美。Tīngshuō Sūgélán de fēngjǐng fēicháng měi.I heard the scenery in Scotland is very beautiful.
- 伟 Wei我也这么觉得，我们一起去吧。Wǒ yě zhème juéde, wǒmen yīqǐ qù ba.I think so too, let's go together.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
