廟島

Chinese

		temple; monastery	island
trad. (廟島)		廟	島
simp. (庙岛)		庙	岛

Etymology

From the many temples erected on the island during the middle ages.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Miàodǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁶ dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Miàodǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Miàodǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Miao⁴-tao³
  - Yale: Myàu-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Miawdao
  - Palladius: Мяодао (Mjaodao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mjɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: miu⁶ dou²
  - Yale: miuh dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: miu⁶ dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: miu⁶ dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːu̯²² tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

廟島

Miaodao (an island the in the Changshan Islands)
(～群島) Alternative name for 長山／长山 (Chángshān), the archipelago itself.

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