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Chinese
| archipelago; chain of islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小笠原群島/小笠原羣島) | 小笠原 | 群島/羣島 | |
| simp. (小笠原群岛) | 小笠原 | 群岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Xiǎolìyuán Qúndǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): siu2 lap1 jyun4 kwan4 dou2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎolìyuán Qúndǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎolìyuán Cyúndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Hsiao3-li4-yüan2 Chʻün2-tao3
- Yale: Syǎu-lì-ywán Chyún-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheaulihyuan Chyundao
- Palladius: Сяолиюань Цюньдао (Sjaolijuanʹ Cjunʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu2 lap1 jyun4 kwan4 dou2
- Yale: síu lāp yùhn kwàhn dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu2 lap7 jyn4 kwan4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu2 leb1 yun4 kuen4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯³⁵ lɐp̚⁵ jyːn²¹ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
小笠原群島
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小 | 笠 | 原 | 群 | 島 |
| お Grade: 1 |
かさ > がさ Jinmeiyō |
はら > わら Grade: 2 |
ぐん Grade: 4 |
とう Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | irregular | on'yomi | ||
Proper noun
小笠原群島 • (Ogasawara Guntō)
- the Bonin Islands (an archipelago of Japan)