Địa Cầu

See also: địa cầu

Vietnamese

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Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 地球, composed of (earth) and (sphere), from Chinese 地球 (Dìqiú), coined by Matteo Ricci.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Địa Cầu

    1. (chiefly literary or in compounds) Earth
      Synonyms: Trái Đất, Quả Đất

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    References

    1. ^ 2003, Huang Heqing (黃河清 / 黄河清), 利玛窦对汉语的贡献 (in Chinese)