德光島
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Chinese
| phonetic | island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (德光島) | 德光 | 島 | |
| simp. (德光岛) | 德光 | 岛 | |
Etymology
德光 is borrowed from Malay Tekong, possibly via Hokkien.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dak1 gwong1 dou2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tek-kong-tó
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Déguangdǎo
- Wade–Giles: Tê2-kuang1-tao3
- Yale: Dé-gwāng-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Derguangdao
- Palladius: Дэгуандао (Dɛguandao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɤ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dak1 gwong1 dou2
- Yale: dāk gwōng dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dak7 gwong1 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: deg1 guong1 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐk̚⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tek-kong-tó
- Tâi-lô: tik-kong-tó
- Phofsit Daibuun: dekkongdoir
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ³³ to⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
德光島
- Pulau Tekong (an island in Singapore)