蓬萊島

See also: 蓬莱岛

Chinese

		Penglai	island
trad. (蓬萊島)		蓬萊	島
simp. (蓬莱岛)		蓬莱	岛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Péngláidǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Péngláidǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Péngláidǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Pʻêng²-lai²-tao³
  - Yale: Péng-lái-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pernglaidao
  - Palladius: Пэнлайдао (Pɛnlajdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²
  - Yale: pùhng lòih dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰʊŋ²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

蓬萊島

(obsolete) synonym of 蓬萊 / 蓬莱 (pénglái)
synonym of 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān, “Taiwan”)

Usage notes

The legendary Penglai Island is now usually written as 蓬萊仙島／蓬莱仙岛 (Pénglái Xiāndǎo) to distinguish it from the term's use to describe the actual island of Taiwan.