赤瓜礁

Chinese

		red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash	reef; shoal rock
trad. (赤瓜礁)		赤	瓜	礁
simp. #(赤瓜礁)		赤	瓜	礁

Etymology

Modified from 赤瓜線／赤瓜线, the traditional name given to the reef by Hainanese fishermen because of the abundant presence of Actinopyga mauritiana (colloquially known as 赤瓜參／赤瓜参 in Chinese) near the reef.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Chìguājiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chìguājiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chìhguajiao
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻih⁴-kua¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: Chr̀-gwā-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyhguajiau
    • Palladius: Чигуацзяо (Čiguaczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

赤瓜礁

1. Johnson South Reef (a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea)