西沙群島

See also: 西沙群岛

Chinese

		The Paracel Islands, an archipelago in the South China Sea administered by the People's Republic of China	archipelago; chain of islands
trad. (西沙群島/西沙羣島)		西沙	群島/羣島
simp. (西沙群岛)		西沙	群岛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xīshā Qúndǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄕㄚㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ saa¹ kwan⁴ dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xīshā Qúndǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄕㄚㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sisha Cyúndǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-sha¹ Chʻün²-tao³
  - Yale: Syī-shā Chyún-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shisha Chyundao
  - Palladius: Сиша Цюньдао (Siša Cjunʹdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ saa¹ kwan⁴ dou²
  - Yale: sāi sā kwàhn dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ saa¹ kwan⁴ dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ sa¹ kuen⁴ dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

西沙群島

Paracel Islands

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	沙	群	島
せい Grade: 2	さ Grade: S	ぐん Grade: 4	とう Grade: 3
kan'on		goon

Etymology

From Chinese 西沙群島 / 西沙群岛 (Xīshā Qúndǎo).

Proper noun

西(せい)沙(さ)群(ぐん)島(とう) • (Seisa Guntō) ^{←せいさぐんたう (Seisaguntau)^?}

synonym of 西沙諸島 (Seisa Shotō, “Paracel Islands”)

See also

群(ぐん)島(とう) (guntō)