小琉球
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Chinese
| little lesser |
Liuqiu | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小琉球) | 小 | 琉球 | |
| simp. #(小琉球) | 小 | 琉球 | |
Etymology
From Japanese, distinguishing it from the Ryukyu Islands.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): siu2 lau4 kau4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sió-liû-khiû
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎolióucióu
- Wade–Giles: Hsiao3-liu2-chʻiu2
- Yale: Syǎu-lyóu-chyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauliouchyou
- Palladius: Сяолюцю (Sjaoljucju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 lau4 kau4
- Yale: síu làuh kàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 lau4 kau4
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 leo4 keo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-liû-khiû
- Tâi-lô: Sió-liû-khiû
- Phofsit Daibuun: sioyliu'qiuu
- IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu²⁴⁻²² kʰiu²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liu²⁴⁻²² kʰiu²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu¹³⁻²² kʰiu¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
小琉球