維京群島

Chinese

			archipelago; chain of islands
trad. (維京群島/維京羣島)		維京	群島/羣島
simp. (维京群岛)		维京	群岛

Etymology

Partial calque of English Virgin Islands.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wéijīng Qúndǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wéijīng Qúndǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wéijing Cyúndǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Wei²-ching¹ Chʻün²-tao³
    • Yale: Wéi-jīng Chyún-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weijing Chyundao
    • Palladius: Вэйцзин Цюньдао (Vɛjczin Cjunʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

維京群島

1. (chiefly Taiwan) Virgin Islands (an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands)

Synonyms

• (Mainland) 維爾京群島／维尔京群岛 (Wéi'ěrjīng Qúndǎo)
• (Hong Kong) 處女群島／处女群岛 (Chùnǚ Qúndǎo)