东土耳其斯坦

東土耳其斯坦
Dōng Tǔ'ěrqísītǎn

East Turkestan (a geographic region in northwestern China; in modern usage, a synonym of Xinjiang used by the East Turkestan independence movement)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 东土 Dōngtǔ
  1. the East
  2. China
2 耳 ěr
  1. ear
  2. handle (archaeology)
  3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
=3 其 qí
  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their
  5. that
  6. such
  7. it (refers to sth preceding it)
=3 其 jī
  1. (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  2. (obsolete) Used in personal names.
  3. Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  4. Used in personal names.
=3 其 jì
  1. (archaic) only used in 彼其
  2. only used in 彼其
4 斯坦 sītǎn
  1. (neologism, derogatory, ethnic slur) -stan (used after European and American place names to emphasize that there are many Middle Easterners or Muslims there)
  2. (often humorous) Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.
  3. -stan (frequently found in country and region names of Central Asia)
  4. -stan (used after European and American place names to emphasize that there are many Middle Easterners or Muslims there)
  5. -stein (stone, often appearing as a part of a geographical or personal name)
  6. Stains (a city in France)
  7. Stan (a male given name in English)
  8. Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.