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寶島

寶島

See also: 宝岛

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	island
trad. (寶島)		寶	島
simp. (宝岛)		宝	岛

Proper noun

寶島

Formosa (name given to Taiwan island)

Synonyms

福爾摩沙／福尔摩沙 (Fú'ěrmóshā)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Bǎodǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² dou²
Min Nan (POJ): Pó-tó / Pó-tó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bǎodǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baodao
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² dou²
  - Yale: bóu dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dou²
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Kinmen, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pó-tó
  - Tâi-lô: Pó-tó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'doir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Magong, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pó-tó͘
  - Tâi-lô: Pó-tóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'dor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/