灣灣

Chinese

		bay; gulf	bay; gulf
trad. (灣灣)		灣	灣
simp. (湾湾)		湾	湾
alternative forms		彎彎／弯弯

Etymology

Reduplicative diminutive of 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wānwān

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢㄨㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wānwān → Wānwan (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢㄨㄢ → ㄨㄢ ˙ㄨㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wanwån
  - Wade–Giles: Wan¹-wan⁵
  - Yale: Wān-wan
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Uan.uan
  - Palladius: Ваньвань (Vanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/ → /wän⁵⁵ wän²/

Proper noun

灣灣

(slang, neologism, Mainland China, sometimes derogatory) Taiwan

Synonyms

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