西沙群島
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See also: 西沙群岛
Chinese
| The Paracel Islands, an archipelago in the South China Sea administered by the People's Republic of China | archipelago; chain of islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (西沙群島/西沙羣島) | 西沙 | 群島/羣島 | |
| simp. (西沙群岛) | 西沙 | 群岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sisha Cyúndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Hsi1-sha1 Chʻün2-tao3
- Yale: Syī-shā Chyún-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shisha Chyundao
- Palladius: Сиша Цюньдао (Siša Cjunʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai1 saa1 kwan4 dou2
- Yale: sāi sā kwàhn dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai1 saa1 kwan4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: sei1 sa1 kuen4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
西沙群島
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 西 | 沙 | 群 | 島 |
| せい Grade: 2 |
さ Grade: S |
ぐん Grade: 4 |
とう Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | goon | ||
Etymology
From Chinese 西沙群島／西沙群岛 (Xīshā Qúndǎo).
Proper noun
西沙群島 • (Seisa Guntō) ←せいさぐんたう (seisaguntau)?
- Synonym of 西沙諸島 (Seisa Shotō, “Paracel Islands”)
See also
- 群島 (guntō)