灣灣
Chinese
| bay; gulf | bay; gulf | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (灣灣) | 灣 | 灣 | |
| simp. (湾湾) | 湾 | 湾 | |
| alternative forms | 彎彎／弯弯 | ||
Etymology
Reduplicative diminutive of 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Wānwān → Wānwan (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄢ ㄨㄢ → ㄨㄢ ˙ㄨㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wanwån
- Wade–Giles: Wan1-wan5
- Yale: Wān-wan
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Uan.uan
- Palladius: Ваньвань (Vanʹvanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/ → /wän⁵⁵ wän²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
灣灣
- (slang, neologism, Mainland China, sometimes derogatory) Taiwan