鬼島

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	island
trad. (鬼島)		鬼	島
simp. (鬼岛)		鬼	岛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guǐdǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² dou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guǐdǎo [Phonetic: guídǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guěidǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Kuei³-tao³
    • Yale: Gwěi-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goeidao
    • Palladius: Гуйдао (Gujdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai² dou²
    • Yale: gwái dóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² dou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei² dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

鬼島

1. (colloquial, sometimes humorous, possibly derogatory) Taiwan

Etymology 2

Calque of Malay Pulau Hantu (literally “ghost island”).

Proper noun

鬼島

1. Pulau Hantu (an island in the West Region, Singapore)

   Synonym: 韓都／韩都 (Hándū)