寶島
See also: 宝岛
Chinese
a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious | island | ||
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trad. (寶島) | 寶 | 島 | |
simp. (宝岛) | 宝 | 岛 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bou2 dou2
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎodǎo
- Wade–Giles: Pao3-tao3
- Yale: Bǎu-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baodao
- Palladius: Баодао (Baodao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou2 dou2
- Yale: bóu dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
寶島
- (figurative) Taiwan (island); Formosa