仁愛礁

Chinese

		benevolent; kindhearted; Ren-ai	reef; shoal rock
trad. (仁愛礁)		仁愛	礁
simp. (仁爱礁)		仁爱	礁

Etymology

Named 仁愛暗沙 by the Republic of China government in 1947. It was modified to the current name 仁愛礁 in 1983 by the People's Republic of China government.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Rén'àijiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Rén'àijiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Rén-àijiao
    • Wade–Giles: Jên²-ai⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: Rén-ài-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Renayjiau
    • Palladius: Жэньайцзяо (Žɛnʹajczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

仁愛礁

1. Second Thomas Shoal (a shoal or atoll in the Spratly Islands)