粵

絲si1綢cau4之zi1路lou6

simp丝绸之路
si1 cau4 zi1 lou6Sī chóu zhī Lù

English

  1. Silk Road
  2. the Silk Road

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古代歐洲、亞洲之間陸路運輸嘅主要路線,自長安(西安)經敦煌、西域到波斯(伊朗)、印度同大秦(古羅馬)等地;因為中國嘅絲織品多數經由呢條商路運往西方,所以稱為「絲綢之路」,簡稱「絲路」

Examples

  • 絲綢之路形成的初衷並非是貿易。

    The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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