蓬萊仙島

See also: 蓬莱仙岛

Chinese

		Penglai	immortal	island
trad. (蓬萊仙島)		蓬萊	仙	島
simp. (蓬莱仙岛)		蓬莱	仙	岛

Etymology

From the addition of 仙 (xiān, “Taoist immortal”) to the earlier 蓬萊島／蓬莱岛 (Péngláidǎo, “Penglai Island”) to distinguish it from Formosa, an actual island which had gained that name as a poetic epithet.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Pénglái Xiāndǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Pénglái Xiāndǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Pénglái Siandǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Pʻêng²-lai² Hsien¹-tao³
    • Yale: Péng-lái Syān-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pernglai Shiandao
    • Palladius: Пэнлай Сяньдао (Pɛnlaj Sjanʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

蓬萊仙島

1. Synonym of 蓬萊 / 蓬莱 (pénglái)