How to Say "Yugoslavia" in Mandarin

南斯拉夫

Nánsīlāfū

In Mandarin, Yugoslavia is referred to as 南斯拉夫 (Nánsīlāfū). Wiktionary also lists 南聯盟 / 南联盟 (Nánliánméng).

Meaning: former country in the Balkans (name)

Ways to say it

“yugoslavia” in Mandarin
Mandarin	Romanization (Wiktionary)
南斯拉夫	Nánsīlāfū
南聯盟 / 南联盟	Nánliánméng

南斯拉夫 is the most common way to refer to the former country in general historical contexts.

Nánsīlāfū

In some older Chinese news reports, you might see the term 南联盟 (Nánliánméng) used to refer to the country, which translates to 'Southern Union'.
In Chinese diplomatic history, 南斯拉夫 was often grouped with 'non-aligned' nations, leading to a specific set of political terminology in Mandarin used to describe 'Third World' solidarity during the Cold War.
The character 斯拉夫 (Sīlāfū) is a standardized way to transliterate 'Slav' in Mandarin, appearing in many other names like 'Slavonia' or 'Slavophile'.

在二十世紀末期，南斯拉夫被美國認為是一個流氓國家。
In the late 20th century, Yugoslavia was considered a rogue state by the United States.
This sentence is useful for describing how the United States viewed 南斯拉夫 in the late 20th century.
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南斯拉夫曾经有很多民族。
Nán sī lā fū céng jīng yǒu hěn duō mín zú.
Yugoslavia used to have many ethnic groups.
他在研究南斯拉夫的历史。
Tā zài yán jiū Nán sī lā fū de lì shǐ.
He is studying the history of Yugoslavia.

Two friends are discussing a history documentary in a cafe.

伟 Wei

这部纪录片讲的是南斯拉夫吗？
Zhè bù jì lù piàn jiǎng de shì Nán sī lā fū ma?
Is this documentary about Yugoslavia?
雨婷 Yuting

是的，是在讲南斯拉夫解体前的事。
Shì de, shì zài jiǎng Nán sī lā fū jiě tǐ qián de shì.
Yes, it is about the time before Yugoslavia disintegrated.
伟 Wei

那里的历史真复杂。
Nà lǐ de lì shǐ zhēn fù zá.
The history there is really complex.
雨婷 Yuting

没错，伟，我也觉得很有意思。
Méi cuò, Wěi, wǒ yě jué de hěn yǒu yì si.
That's right, Wei, I also find it very interesting.

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