南島

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Chinese

		south	island
trad. (南島)		南	島
simp. (南岛)		南	岛

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Nándǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ dou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lâm-tó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Nándǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Nándǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Nan²-tao³
  - Yale: Nán-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nandao
  - Palladius: Наньдао (Nanʹdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ dou²
  - Yale: nàahm dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ tou̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-tó͘
  - Tâi-lô: Lâm-tóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lamdor
  - IPA (Philippines): /lam²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

Etymology 1

Calque of English South Island.

Proper noun

南島

South Island (one of the two major islands of New Zealand)

Coordinate terms

北島／北岛 (Běidǎo)

Etymology 2

Calque of German Austronesisch.

Adjective

南島

Austronesian

Derived terms

南島民族／南岛民族
南島語系／南岛语系 (Nándǎo yǔxì)

Etymology 3

南島／南岛 (Lâm-tó͘, literally “Southern Islands”), referring to the general region beyond south of the island of Luzon (known as 呂宋／吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon / The Philippines”)), specifically either the region of the Visayas archipelago or the island of Mindanao, especially the Visayas. These are terms used by wholesale merchants trading across different parts of the Philippines centered from the perspective of Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines.

Proper noun

南島

(～群島) (Philippine Hokkien, archaic) Visayas (an archipelago in the Philippines)
(～島) (Philippine Hokkien, archaic) Mindanao (an island in the Philippines)

Synonyms

(Visayas) 米沙鄢 (Mǐshāyān)
(Mindanao) 棉蘭老／棉兰老 (Miánlánlǎo)

Coordinate terms

呂宋／吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon; (obsolete) The Philippines”)
- 北線／北线 (Pak-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon North of Metro Manila”, literally “Northern Route”)
- 馬尼拉／马尼拉 (Má-nî-la, “Manila”)
- 大岷區／大岷区 (Tāi-bîn-khu, “Metro Manila”)
- 南線／南线 (Lâm-suàⁿ, “(archaic) Southern Luzon; Provinces in Luzon South of Metro Manila”, literally “Southern Route”)

References

^ Cebu Eastern College (2012 November 8) 菲律濱宿務東方學院歷史沿革－閩南語　ＴＨＥ　ＨＣＥＢＵ　ＥＡＥ [The History of Cebu Eastern College Philippines - Hokkien Language ＴＨＥ　ＨＣＥＢＵ　ＥＡＥ]‎, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines: YOUWIN CHO @YouTube

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