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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bǎodǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² dou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Pó-tó
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Pó-tó / Pó-tó͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bo² dao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bǎodǎo [Phonetic: báodǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bǎodǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Pao³-tao³
    • Yale: Bǎu-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baodao
    • Palladius: Баодао (Baodao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² dou²
    • Yale: bóu dóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Pó-tó
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˋ do^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ do³
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ to³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Kinmen, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pó-tó
    • Tâi-lô: Pó-tó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'doir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Tainan): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɤ⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /po⁵³⁻²⁴ to⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Magong, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pó-tó͘
    • Tâi-lô: Pó-tóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'dor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Yilan): /po⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Lukang): /po⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tɔ⁵⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bo² dao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó táu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /po⁵²⁻³⁵ tau⁵²⁻²¹/

Proper noun

寶島

1. (figurative) Taiwan (island); Formosa

Synonyms

• 福爾摩沙／福尔摩沙 (Fú'ěrmóshā)
• 臺灣／台灣／台湾 (Táiwān)