Ryukyu

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A chain of islands in Japan roughly between Kyushu and Taiwan.
    — White Butterflies in Japan.[...]Shortly after this I left Yokohama for the Ryukyu Islands, and next had my attention attracted by the "White" in the Bay of Kagoshima.

词形变化

Ryūkyū alternative Riukiu alternative

词源

From Japanese 琉球 (Ryūkyū), from Middle Chinese 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw), a Chinese exonym for the island kingdom, of unclear origin. Doublet of Liuqiu.
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