蘭嶼
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Chinese
| orchid | islet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蘭嶼) | 蘭 | 嶼 | |
| simp. (兰屿) | 兰 | 屿 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): laan4 zeoi6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Làn-yí
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lân-sū / Lân-sī
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Lányǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lányǔ
- Wade–Giles: Lan2-yü3
- Yale: Lán-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lanyeu
- Palladius: Ланьюй (Lanʹjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /län³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laan4 zeoi6
- Yale: làahn jeuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: laan4 dzoey6
- Guangdong Romanization: lan4 zêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːn²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Làn-yí
- Hakka Romanization System: lanˇ iˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: lan2 yi3
- Sinological IPA: /lan¹¹ i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Làn-yí
- Hakka Romanization System: lanˇ (r)iˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: lan2 yi3
- Sinological IPA: /lan¹¹ (j)i³¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lân-sū
- Tâi-lô: Lân-sū
- Phofsit Daibuun: lansu
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lan²³⁻³³ su³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /lan²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Yilan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lân-sī
- Tâi-lô: Lân-sī
- Phofsit Daibuun: lansi
- IPA (Yilan): /lan²⁴⁻³³ si³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
蘭嶼
- Orchid Island (an island)
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- 中研院學者發現蘭嶼核廢料貯存場附近的海域放射性物質明顯增加。
- Zhōngyányuàn xuézhě fāxiàn Lányǔ héfèiliào zhǔcúnchǎng fùjìn de hǎiyù fàngshèxìng wùzhì míngxiǎn zēngjiā.
- Scholars at Academia Sinica have discovered that there is a clear increase in the amount of radioactive material in the oceanic waters near the nuclear waste storage facility on Orchid Island.
中研院学者发现兰屿核废料贮存场附近的海域放射性物质明显增加。
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- (～鄉) Lanyu (a township in Taitung County, Taiwan)
Synonyms
Descendants
- → English: Lanyu
- → English: Orchid Island (calque)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蘭 | 嶼 |
| らん Jinmeiyō |
しょ Hyōgai |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
From Chinese 蘭嶼 / 兰屿 (Lányǔ). The 漢音 (kan'on) reading, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Orchid Island
Synonyms
- 紅頭嶼 (kōtōsho, “Koto Island”) (historical)