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

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

(obsolete) Synonym of 蓬萊／蓬莱 (pénglái)
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.

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