青島

See also: 靑島 and 青岛

Chinese

		grue (green/blue)	island(s) peninsula(s)
trad. (青島/靑島)		青/靑	島
simp. (青岛)		青	岛

Etymology

From 青 +‎ 岛 (dǎo), originally the name of a small islet at the mouth of Jiaozhou Bay, so called for its verdant appearance; later extended to the adjacent bay/settlement and ultimately the city.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qīngdǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ dou²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): qiang¹ do³
Eastern Min (BUC): Chĭng-dō̤
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Chheng-tó / Chheng-tó͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): cên¹ dao²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qīngdǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Cingdǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻing¹-tao³
  - Yale: Chīng-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chingdao
  - Palladius: Циндао (Cindao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ dou²
  - Yale: chīng dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiang¹ do³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ to³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Chĭng-dō̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t-)no³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-tó
  - Tâi-lô: Tshing-tó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengdoir
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-tó͘
  - Tâi-lô: Tshing-tóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengdor
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cên¹ dao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsheⁿ táu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/

Proper noun

青島

(～市) Qingdao (a subprovincial city of Shandong, China)

Synonyms

胶澳 (historical)

Descendants

→ English: Qingdao, Tsingtao, Ch'ing-tao
→ German: Qingdao, Tsingtau

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
青	島
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
irregular

Alternative spelling
靑島 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちんたお [chíꜜǹtàò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩnta̠o̞]

Proper noun

青島(チンタオ) • (Chintao)

Qingdao (a subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
青	島
あお Grade: 1	しま Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
靑島 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

青(あお)島(しま) • (Aoshima)

a surname

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
青	島

Proper noun

青島 • (Cheongdo) (hangeul 청도)

alternative form of 靑島 (“Qingdao”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
青	島

Proper noun

青島

chữ Hán form of Thanh Đảo (“Qingdao”)

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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