渚碧礁

Chinese

		islet; bank	green jade; bluish green; blue green jade; bluish green; blue; jade	reef; shoal rock
simp. and trad. (渚碧礁)		渚	碧	礁

Etymology

Named in 1947, replacing the previous name 沙比礁 published in 1935, which is a partial calque of English Subi Reef. Note Subi may be borrowed from Hainanese 丑未, the traditional name given to the reef by Hainanese fishermen.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhǔbìjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhǔbìjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhǔbìjiao
    • Wade–Giles: Chu³-pi⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: Jǔ-bì-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Juubihjiau
    • Palladius: Чжубицзяо (Čžubiczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

渚碧礁

1. Subi Reef (a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea)