北島
Chinese
| north | island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北島) | 北 | 島 | |
| simp. (北岛) | 北 | 岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Běidǎo [Phonetic: béidǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Běidǎo
- Wade–Giles: Pei3-tao3
- Yale: Běi-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeidao
- Palladius: Бэйдао (Bɛjdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 dou2
- Yale: bāk dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Calque of English North Island.
Proper noun
北島
- North Island (one of the two major islands of New Zealand)
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北島 (Kitajima).
Proper noun
北島
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 北 | 島 |
| きた Grade: 2 |
しま > じま Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
北島 • (Kitajima)
- a surname