東沙群島
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Chinese
| Pratas, an atoll in the South China Sea administered by Cijin, Kaohsiung, Republic of China | archipelago; chain of islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東沙群島/東沙羣島) | 東沙 | 群島/羣島 | |
| simp. (东沙群岛) | 东沙 | 群岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄚ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dongsha Cyúndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Tung1-sha1 Chʻün2-tao3
- Yale: Dūng-shā Chyún-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongsha Chyundao
- Palladius: Дунша Цюньдао (Dunša Cjunʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 saa1 kwan4 dou2
- Yale: dūng sā kwàhn dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 saa1 kwan4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 sa1 kuen4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-soa Kûn-tó
- Tâi-lô: Tang-sua Kûn-tó
- Phofsit Daibuun: dangsoaf kundoir
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴⁻³³ kun²³⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Proper noun
東沙群島
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 東 | 沙 | 群 | 島 |
| とう Grade: 2 |
さ Grade: S |
ぐん Grade: 4 |
とう Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | goon | ||
Etymology
From Chinese 東沙群島／东沙群岛 (Dōngshā Qúndǎo).
Proper noun
東沙群島 • (Tōsa Guntō) ←とうさぐんたう (Tousaguntau)?
- Synonym of 東沙諸島 (Tōsa Shotō, “Pratas Islands”)
See also
- 群島 (guntō)