鬼島
Chinese
| ghost; sly; crafty | island | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鬼島) | 鬼 | 島 | |
| simp. (鬼岛) | 鬼 | 岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Guǐdǎo [Phonetic: guídǎo]
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Guěidǎo
- Wade–Giles: Kuei3-tao3
- Yale: Gwěi-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goeidao
- Palladius: Гуйдао (Gujdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwai2 dou2
- Yale: gwái dóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai2 dou2
- Guangdong Romanization: guei2 dou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Etymology 1
Proper noun
鬼島
- (colloquial, sometimes humorous, possibly derogatory) Taiwan
Etymology 2
Calque of Malay Pulau Hantu (literally “ghost island”).
Proper noun
鬼島
- Pulau Hantu (an island of the West Region, Singapore)