青島

See also: 靑島 and 青岛

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) island
trad. (青島/靑島) /
simp. (青岛)

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Proper noun

青島

  1. () Qingdao (a subprovincial city of Shandong, China)

Descendants

  • English: Qingdao, Tsingtao, Ch'ing-tao

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
靑島 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んたお [chíꜜǹtàò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕĩnta̠o̞]

Proper noun

青島(チンタオ) • (Chintao

  1. Qingdao (a subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
あお
Grade: 1
しま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
靑島 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

(あお)(しま) • (Aoshima

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

青島 • (Cheongdo) (hangeul 청도)

  1. alternative form of 靑島 (Qingdao)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

青島

  1. chữ Hán form of Thanh Đảo (Qingdao)