亞墨利加

From Latin America; first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] by Matteo Ricci.

亞墨利加

1. (～洲) (obsolete) America (continent)

   • 國中有二大名城，一曰西未利亞，近地中海，為亞墨利加諸舶所聚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     国中有二大名城，一曰西未利亚，近地中海，为亚墨利加诸舶所聚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1623, Giulio Aleni, 職方外紀

     Guó zhōng yǒu èr dà míngchéng, yī yuē Xīwèilìyà, jìn Dìzhōnghǎi, wéi Yàmòlìjiā zhū bó suǒ jù. [Pinyin]

     The country [Spain] has two major famous cities. One is Seville, near the Mediterranean Sea, was where all the ships of America gathered.

   • 四大土之外，島嶼甚多，最大者澳大利亞，餘則亞細亞之南洋諸島、亞墨利加之海灣群島，皆商艘數至之地也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     四大土之外，岛屿甚多，最大者澳大利亚，余则亚细亚之南洋诸岛、亚墨利加之海湾群岛，皆商艘数至之地也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1849, Xu Jiyu, 瀛寰志略

     Sì dà tǔ zhīwài, dǎoyǔ shèn duō, zuì dà zhě Àodàlìyà, yú zé Yàxìyà zhī Nányáng zhūdǎo, Yàmòlìjiā zhī hǎiwān qúndǎo, jiē shāngsōu shuò zhì zhī dì yě. [Pinyin]

     Aside from the four continents there are a multitude of islands, the largest of which is Australia. Remaining islands include the archipelago of Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean Islands of America. All of them frequented by merchant vessels.

   • 1853 August, Chinese Serial, 序言 [xùyán], page 5:

     古之亞墨利加國人，祇識泛海捕魚，刳木爲舟，中國已有指南針，製造巨船，出海載運。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     古之亚墨利加国人，祇识泛海捕鱼，刳木为舟，中国已有指南针，制造巨船，出海载运。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     gu² zi¹ aa³ mak⁶ lei⁶ gaa¹ gwok³ jan⁴, zi² sik¹ faan³ hoi² bou⁶ jyu⁴, fu¹ muk⁶ wai⁴ zau¹, zung¹ gwok³ ji⁵ jau⁵ zi² naam⁴ zam¹, zai³ zou⁶ geoi⁶ syun⁴, ceot¹ hoi² zoi³ wan⁶. [Jyutping]

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• 亞美利加／亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā)