崇明島

See also: 崇明岛

Chinese

			island
trad. (崇明島)		崇明	島
simp. (崇明岛)		崇明	岛

Etymology

From an early namesake settlement on the former island of Xisha, now part of Chongming.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Chóngmíngdǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sung⁴ ming⁴ dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Chóngmíngdǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Chóngmíngdǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻung²-ming²-tao³
  - Yale: Chúng-míng-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chorngmingdao
  - Palladius: Чунминдао (Čunmindao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sung⁴ ming⁴ dou²
  - Yale: sùhng mìhng dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sung⁴ ming⁴ dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sung⁴ ming⁴ dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

崇明島

Chongming (a large island located in the Yangtze estuary, administered by both Jiangsu and the city of Shanghai)
Synonym: (in short) 崇明