兩岸三地
See also: 两岸三地
Chinese
| both sides; cross-strait | three | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (兩岸三地) | 兩岸 | 三 | 地 | |
| simp. (两岸三地) | 两岸 | 三 | 地 | |
| Literally: “two shores, three territories”. | ||||
Etymology
From 兩岸／两岸 (liǎng'àn) ("two shores", referring to both sides of the Taiwan Strait) + 三地 (sāndì) ("three territories", referring to mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau). Used since 1997.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Liǎng'àn Sāndì
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Liǎng-àn Sandì
- Wade–Giles: Liang3-an4 San1-ti4
- Yale: Lyǎng-àn Sān-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leangann Sandih
- Palladius: Лянъань Саньди (Ljanʺanʹ Sanʹdi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: loeng5 ngon6 saam1 dei6
- Yale: léuhng ngohn sāam deih
- Cantonese Pinyin: loeng5 ngon6 saam1 dei6
- Guangdong Romanization: lêng5 ngon6 sam1 déi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔːn²² saːm⁵⁵ tei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
兩岸三地
- mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau combined; three places across the Taiwan Strait