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The Chinese word **朱诺 (Zhūnuò)** is a **phonetic loan translation** formed to approximate the sound of the Latin name "Juno," the Roman goddess. It is created by selecting two common Chinese characters—朱 (zhū) and 诺 (nuò)—whose combined pronunciation closely mimics the foreign name, with no inherent semantic connection to the original meaning; this is a standard method in Chinese for transcribing foreign proper nouns, especially from classical mythology.

Word Definition - 朱诺

zhū nuò Juneau, capital of Alaska; Juno, Roman goddess of marriage

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