新地

Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

Borrowed from English sundae. Doublet of 聖代 / 圣代 (shèngdài).

Pronunciation


Noun

新地

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) sundae (Classifier: c)
Usage notes

In Mainland China, 聖代 is more commonly used, while the term 新地 is exclusively used for McDonald's and Burger King's products.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

new; newly; meso- (chem.)
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

新地

  1. (~島) Novaya Zemlya (an island of Russia)

Etymology 3

new; newly; meso- (chem.)
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

Short for 新鴻基地產.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

新地

  1. (Hong Kong, informal) Sun Hung Kai Properties

Etymology 4

new; newly; meso- (chem.)
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

Pronunciation


Noun

新地

  1. (Christianity) new earth

Etymology 5

new; newly; meso- (chem.)
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (新地)
simp. #(新地)

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (しん)() (Shinchi).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

新地

  1. () Shinchi (a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan)