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See also: 长岛
Chinese
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (長島) | 長 | 島 | |
| simp. (长岛) | 长 | 岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Chángdǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Chángdǎo
- Wade–Giles: Chʻang2-tao3
- Yale: Cháng-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngdao
- Palladius: Чандао (Čandao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 dou2
- Yale: chèuhng dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
長島
- synonym of 長山列島 / 长山列岛 (Chángshān lièdǎo, “Changshan Islands”)
- (～縣) Changdao (a former county of Yantai, Shandong, China, now part of Penglai District)
- Long Island (an island of New York, United States)
- Long Island (an island of the Bahamas)
- (～町) Nagashima (a town in Izumi district, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)
- (～縣, ～郡) Ko Yao (a district of Phang Nga Province, Thailand)
Usage notes
Many places are known as 長島／长岛 (Chángdǎo) in Chinese; the list above may not be exhaustive.
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 長 | 島 |
| なが Grade: 2 |
しま Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |