背風群島
Chinese
| to be out of the wind; to be on the lee side; to be leeward | archipelago; chain of islands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (背風群島/背風羣島) | 背風 | 群島/羣島 | |
| simp. (背风群岛) | 背风 | 群岛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Bèifēng Qúndǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄈㄥ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bèifong Cyúndǎo
- Wade–Giles: Pei4-fêng1 Chʻün2-tao3
- Yale: Bèi-fēng Chyún-dǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beyfeng Chyundao
- Palladius: Бэйфэн Цюньдао (Bɛjfɛn Cjunʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
背風群島
- Leeward Islands (an archipelago of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea)
- Sotavento Islands (an archipelago of Cape Verde)