斯普拉特利群島
Chinese
| phonetic | archipelago; chain of islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (斯普拉特利群島/斯普拉特利羣島) | 斯普拉特利 | 群島/羣島 | |
| simp. (斯普拉特利群岛) | 斯普拉特利 | 群岛 | |
Etymology
Calque of English Spratly Islands.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Sīpǔlātèlì Qúndǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄚ ㄊㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sihpǔlatèlì Cyúndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Ssŭ1-pʻu3-la1-tʻê4-li4 Chʻün2-tao3
- Yale: Sz̄-pǔ-lā-tè-lì Chyún-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sypuulhatehlih Chyundao
- Palladius: Сыпулатэли Цюньдао (Sypulatɛli Cjunʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 pou2 laai1 dak6 lei6 kwan4 dou2
- Yale: sī póu lāai dahk leih kwàhn dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 pou2 laai1 dak9 lei6 kwan4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 pou2 lai1 deg6 léi6 kuen4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ pʰou̯³⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ tɐk̚² lei̯²² kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
斯普拉特利群島
Usage notes
Typically used by media based outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan publishing in Chinese. The conventional way to refer to the Spratly Islands in Chinese is 南沙群島／南沙群岛 (Nánshā Qúndǎo).