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崇明島

崇明島

See also: 崇明岛

Chinese

			island
trad. (崇明島)		崇明	島
simp. (崇明岛)		崇明	岛

Proper noun

崇明島

Chongming Island in the Yangtze estuary of China

Synonyms

崇明 (Chóngmíng)

Etymology

From an early settlement Chongming on the former island of Xisha, now part of Chongming.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Chóngmíngdǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sung⁴ ming⁴ dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Chóngmíngdǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chongrmingdao
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sung⁴ ming⁴ dou²
  - Yale: sùhng mìhng dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sung⁴ ming⁴ dou²
  - IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ tou̯³⁵/