兩岸三地

See also: 两岸三地

Chinese

		both sides; both sides of the Taiwan Strait	three	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (兩岸三地)		兩岸	三	地
simp. (两岸三地)		两岸	三	地
Literally: “two shores, three territories”.

Etymology

From 兩岸／两岸 (liǎng'àn) ("two shores", referring to both sides of the Taiwan Strait) + 三地 ("three territories", referring to mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau). Used since 1997.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liǎng'àn Sāndì

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ ngon⁶ saam¹ dei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liǎng'àn Sāndì
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Liǎng-àn Sandì
    • Wade–Giles: Liang³-an⁴ San¹-ti⁴
    • Yale: Lyǎng-àn Sān-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leangann Sandih
    • Palladius: Лянъань Саньди (Ljanʺanʹ Sanʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ ngon⁶ saam¹ dei⁶
    • Yale: léuhng ngohn sāam deih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ ngon⁶ saam¹ dei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ ngon⁶ sam¹ déi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔːn²² saːm⁵⁵ tei̯²²/

Proper noun

兩岸三地

1. mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau combined; three places across the Taiwan Strait

Related terms

• 兩岸四地／两岸四地 (Liǎng'àn Sìdì)