擇捉島
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Chinese
pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick |
to clutch; to grab; to capture | island | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (擇捉島) | 擇 | 捉 | 島 | |
| simp. (择捉岛) | 择 | 捉 | 岛 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 択捉島 (Etorofu-tō).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Zéjhuodǎo
- Wade–Giles: Tsê2-cho1-tao3
- Yale: Dzé-jwō-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzerjuodao
- Palladius: Цзэчжодао (Czɛčžodao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaak6 zuk1 dou2
- Yale: jaahk jūk dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak9 dzuk7 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: zag6 zug1 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːk̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
擇捉島