蘇聯

See also: 苏联

Chinese

		phonetic	to ally; to unite; to join
trad. (蘇聯)		蘇	聯
simp. (苏联)		苏	联

Etymology

Short for 蘇維埃聯盟／苏维埃联盟 (Sūwéi'āi Liánméng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sūlián

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sou¹ lyun⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹ lun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sû-lièn
Eastern Min (BUC): Sŭ-lièng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): So͘-liân
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹su-li / ¹sou-lie₂

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sūlián
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sulián
  - Wade–Giles: Su¹-lien²
  - Yale: Sū-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sulian
  - Palladius: Сулянь (Suljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou¹ lyun⁴
  - Yale: sōu lyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ lyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ lün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhu¹ lun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³ lun²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sû-lièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: su^ˊ lien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su¹ lian²
  - Sinological IPA: /su²⁴ li̯en¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Sŭ-lièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵ l̃ieŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘-liân
  - Tâi-lô: Soo-liân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: solieen
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹su-li
  - MiniDict: su^平 li
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹su-li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su⁵⁵ li²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹sou-lie₂
  - MiniDict: sou^平 lie^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /səu⁴⁴ lɪ/

Proper noun

蘇聯

Soviet Union; USSR
(by extension, informal) Russia (at any point of its history)

Synonyms

(Soviet Union): 蘇維埃聯盟／苏维埃联盟 (Sūwéi'āi Liánméng, “Soviet Union”)
(Russia): 俄羅斯／俄罗斯 (Éluósī)

Derived terms

前蘇聯／前苏联 (Qiánsūlián)
蘇聯人／苏联人 (sūliánrén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘇	聯
そ Jinmeiyō	れん Hyōgai
kan'on	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 蘇聯 – see the following entry.

【ソ連れん】

[proper noun] Clipping of ソビエト連邦 (Sobieto Renpō, “Soviet Union (a former country)”).

Alternative spellings
蘇連, ソ聯

(This term, 蘇聯, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
蘇	聯

Proper noun

蘇聯 • (Soryeon) (hangeul 소련)

hanja form^? of 소련 (“Soviet Union, USSR”)