獨島
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Chinese
alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only |
island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獨島) | 獨 | 島 | |
| simp. (独岛) | 独 | 岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dú Dǎo
- Wade–Giles: Tu2 Tao3
- Yale: Dú Dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dwu Dao
- Palladius: Ду Дао (Du Dao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: duk6 dou2
- Yale: duhk dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: duk9 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: dug6 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊk̚² tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
獨島
- Liancourt Rocks (disputed islets in the Sea of Japan)
Synonyms
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 獨 | 島 |
Proper noun
- hanja form? of 독도 (“Liancourt Rocks”)