維爾京群島
Chinese
| archipelago; chain of islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (維爾京群島/維爾京羣島) | 維爾京 | 群島/羣島 | |
| simp. (维尔京群岛) | 维尔京 | 群岛 | |
Etymology
Partial calque of English Virgin Islands.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Wéi'ěrjīng Qúndǎo
- (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wai4 ji5 ging1 kwan4 dou2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ûi-ní-keng Kûn-tó͘ / Ûi-ní-keng Kûn-tó / Ûi-jíⁿ-keng Kûn-tó
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wéi'ěrjīng Qúndǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wéi-ěrjing Cyúndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Wei2-êrh3-ching1 Chʻün2-tao3
- Yale: Wéi-ěr-jīng Chyún-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Weieeljing Chyundao
- Palladius: Вэйэрцзин Цюньдао (Vɛjɛrczin Cjunʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 ji5 ging1 kwan4 dou2
- Yale: wàih yíh gīng kwàhn dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 ji5 ging1 kwan4 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 yi5 ging1 kuen4 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ jiː¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûi-ní-keng Kûn-tó͘
- Tâi-lô: Uî-ní-king Kûn-tóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: uiny'kefng kundor
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ³³ kun²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûi-ní-keng Kûn-tó
- Tâi-lô: Uî-ní-king Kûn-tó
- Phofsit Daibuun: uiny'kefng kundoir
- IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun²⁴⁻²² to⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûi-jíⁿ-keng Kûn-tó
- Tâi-lô: Uî-jínn-king Kûn-tó
- Phofsit Daibuun: uijvy'kefng kundoir
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² d͡zĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun¹³⁻²² to⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Proper noun
維爾京群島
- (chiefly Mainland China) Virgin Islands (an archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, comprising the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands)