Zhongjian Island

English

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 中建島／中建岛 (Zhōngjiàndǎo) via Hanyu Pinyin.

Proper noun

Zhongjian Island

1. Synonym of Triton Island
   • 2016 January 30, Jane Perlez, “U.S. Challenges China’s Claim of Islands With Maritime Operation”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on January 30, 2016, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     Triton Island, known by the Chinese as Zhongjian Island, is close to the area in the South China Sea where the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, a major energy company, moved an oil rig in 2014, resulting in a standoff between vessels of Vietnam and China, and a sharp deterioration in relations between the countries.