蓬萊島

See also: 蓬莱岛

Chinese

		Penglai	island
trad. (蓬萊島)		蓬萊	島
simp. (蓬莱岛)		蓬莱	岛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Péngláidǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Péngláidǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Péngláidǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Pʻêng²-lai²-tao³
    • Yale: Péng-lái-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pernglaidao
    • Palladius: Пэнлайдао (Pɛnlajdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɤŋ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²
    • Yale: pùhng lòih dóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pung⁴ loi⁴ dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰʊŋ²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

蓬萊島

1. (obsolete) Synonym of 蓬萊 / 蓬莱 (pénglái)
2. Synonym of 臺灣 / 台湾 (Táiwān, “Taiwan”)

Usage notes

The legendary Penglai Island is now usually written as 蓬萊仙島／蓬莱仙岛 (Pénglái Xiāndǎo) to distinguish it from the term's use to describe the actual island of Taiwan.