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| Processed by: | kbaiko (2024-06-08 22:41:35 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 77969 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> I would like to make it a rule that, since we are a Chinese-*English* dictionary, in our definitions the spelling of a word that comes from another language should be the usual English spelling of that word whenever there is an established "usual spelling". So, Moscow, not Moskva Tokyo, not Tōkyō tofu, not tōfu Cologne, not Köln However, "cliché" (with an accent) would be fine. "cliché, or less commonly cliche" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clich%C3%A9 The exception would be when we are quoting the word *as* a foreign (non-English) word, as in 暴论 /wild remark; outrageous statement (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 暴論 "bōron")/ (In this case, there is no "usual English spelling" anyway.) * * * Google (verbatim) "Ryūkyū scops owl" - 367 (including Wp and Wp-derived pages) "Ryukyu scops owl" - 12,200 |
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# 硫球 硫球 [liu2 qiu2] /Luzon, island of the Philippines/the Ryukyu islands/ # 南西諸島 南西诸岛 [Nan2 xi1 zhu1 dao3] /Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan/ # 流球群島 流球群岛 [Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] /the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)/ # 琉球群島 琉球群岛 [Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] /Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa 沖繩|冲绳[Chong1 sheng2] and other islands of modern Japan/ # 琉球歌鴝 琉球歌鸲 [[Liu2qiu2 ge1qu2]] /(bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)/ # - 琉球角鴞 琉球角鸮 [[Liu2qiu2 jiao3xiao1]] /(bird species of China) Ryūkyū scops owl (Otus elegans)/ + 琉球角鴞 琉球角鸮 [[Liu2qiu2 jiao3xiao1]] /(bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans)/ |