珍寶島

Chinese

		treasure; rarity; gem treasure; rarity; gem; jumbo	island
trad. (珍寶島)		珍寶	島
simp. (珍宝岛)		珍宝	岛
Literally: “Rare Treasure Island”.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why Zhenbao (珍寶)? And since when?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhēnbǎo Dǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ bou² dou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhēnbǎo Dǎo [Phonetic: zhēnbáodǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhenbǎo Dǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Chên¹-pao³ Tao³
    • Yale: Jēn-bǎu Dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jenbao Dao
    • Palladius: Чжэньбао Дао (Čžɛnʹbao Dao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ bou² dou²
    • Yale: jān bóu dóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ bou² dou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ bou² dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

珍寶島

1. Zhenbao Island, Damansky Island (an island in Heilongjiang Province, China)

Descendants

• → English: Chen Pao Island; Zhenbao Island