小琉球

Chinese

		little lesser	Liuqiu
trad. (小琉球)		小	琉球
simp. #(小琉球)		小	琉球

Etymology

From Japanese, distinguishing it from the Ryukyu Islands.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiǎoliúqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² lau⁴ kau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Sió-liû-khiû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎoliúqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎolióucióu
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-liu²-chʻiu²
    • Yale: Syǎu-lyóu-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauliouchyou
    • Palladius: Сяолюцю (Sjaoljucju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² lau⁴ kau⁴
    • Yale: síu làuh kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² lau⁴ kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² leo⁴ keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sió-liû-khiû
    • Tâi-lô: Sió-liû-khiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioyliu'qiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu²⁴⁻²² kʰiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liu²⁴⁻²² kʰiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu¹³⁻²² kʰiu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/

Proper noun

小琉球

1. Synonym of 琉球 (Liúqiú): Liuqiu (an island in Taiwan)