entries → 羅馬
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
羅馬 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
羅馬 =
ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇ · Luómǎ
proper noun — Rome, the capital of Italy and the heart of the ancient Roman Empire

字源 FORM — what the parts do

phonetic (羅馬的羅)luóchosen for sound, not meaning — renders the first syllable of "Roma"
phonetic (羅馬的馬)chosen for sound, not meaning — renders the "-ma" of "Roma", not the horse
羅馬,羅列的羅,馬路的馬。
關 · Related
帝國Luómǎdìguóthe Roman Empire — the same