中南半島
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Chinese
| peninsula | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中南半島) | 中南 | 半島 | |
| simp. (中南半岛) | 中南 | 半岛 | |
| Literally: “the peninsula south of China”. | |||
Etymology
Coined by Yu Youren in 1941, his intention being to displace 印度支那 (Yìndù-Zhīnà) since 支那 has undergone pejoration and become very offensive to Chinese people. Nowadays, some prefer to use this word, while most people find the old term inoffensive, which survives in historical use and fixed collocations, e.g. 印度支那虎 (“Indochinese tiger”), 印度支那戰爭 (literally “Indochinese war”) and so on.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Zhōngnán Bàndǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 naam4 bun3 dou2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngnán Bàndǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongnán Bàndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-nan2 Pan4-tao3
- Yale: Jūng-nán Bàn-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongnan Banndao
- Palladius: Чжуннань Баньдао (Čžunnanʹ Banʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pän⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 naam4 bun3 dou2
- Yale: jūng nàahm bun dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 naam4 bun3 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 nam4 bun3 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ naːm²¹ puːn³³ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
中南半島