南沙群島
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Chinese
| Spratly Islands; Nansha | archipelago; chain of islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (南沙群島/南沙羣島) | 南沙 | 群島/羣島 | |
| simp. (南沙群岛) | 南沙 | 群岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nánsha Cyúndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Nan2-sha1 Chʻün2-tao3
- Yale: Nán-shā Chyún-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nansha Chyundao
- Palladius: Наньша Цюньдао (Nanʹša Cjunʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: naam4 saa1 kwan4 dou2
- Yale: nàahm sā kwàhn dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4 saa1 kwan4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4 sa1 kuen4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹ saː⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
南沙群島
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 南 | 沙 | 群 | 島 |
| なん Grade: 2 |
さ Grade: S |
ぐん Grade: 4 |
とう Grade: 3 |
| goon | kan'on | goon | |
Etymology
From Chinese 南沙群島／南沙群岛 (Nánshā Qúndǎo).
Proper noun
南沙群島 • (Nansa Guntō) ←なんさぐんたう (Nansaguntau)?
- Synonym of 南沙諸島 (Nansa Shotō, “Spratly Islands”)
See also
- 群島 (guntō)