大膽島

Chinese

		bold; daring; defiant bold; daring; defiant; Dadan Island	island
trad. (大膽島)		大膽	島
simp. (大胆岛)		大胆	岛

Etymology

From 大擔島／大担岛 (Dàdāndǎo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dàdǎndǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄉㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dàdǎndǎo [Phonetic: dàdándǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dàdǎndǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Ta⁴-tan³-tao³
    • Yale: Dà-dǎn-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahdaandao
    • Palladius: Даданьдао (Dadanʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ tän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

大膽島

1. (Taiwan) Dadan Island (an island in Lieyu rural township, Kinmen County, Taiwan)

Usage notes

The island was unilaterally renamed 大膽島／大胆岛 (Dàdǎndǎo) by the government of the Republic of China in 1951. The name change is not recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China, which continues to refer to the island by its original name 大擔島／大担岛 (Dàdāndǎo).

Synonyms

• 大擔島／大担岛 (Dàdāndǎo)