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英吉利

Yīng jí lìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
England (historical loan, from English)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2047edd0043a1009. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

英吉利 英吉利 [Ying1 ji2 li4] /England (historical loan, from English)/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 英
    yīng

    hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom

    Yīng

    United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国[Yīng guó]

  • 吉
    jí

    lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

    Jí

    short name for Jilin 吉林[Jí lín] / surname Ji

  • 利
    lì

    sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

    Lì

    surname Li

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.