琉球

Liú qiú

Meanings

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Liú qiú

1.Ryūkyū
2.refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群岛[Liú qiú Qún dǎo] stretching from Japan to Taiwan
3.Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan

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Wiktionary

1.Ryukyu, Ryūkyū (an archipelago of Japan)
2.Liuqiu, Lieuchieu (a legendary kingdom east of medieval China variously placed in Okinawa, Taiwan, or the Penghu Islands)
3.Liuqiu (an island of Pingtung County, Taiwan)
4.Liuqiu (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)

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Etymology

First attested in 《隋書》 (636) as 流求 (MC *lu ɡu). Further origin unknown.

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琉王㐬

球王求

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Derived terms

琉球兔琉球國琉球国琉球族琉球群島琉球群岛琉球象棋琉球鼠李

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Related words

琉球乡 Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan 琉球海 Ryūkyū Sea 琉球国 Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)琉球王国 Ryūkyū kingdom 1429-1879 (on modern Okinawa)琉球群岛 Ryukyu Islands 琉球角鸮 (bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)琉球歌鸲 (bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)