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
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