千島

Chinese

		thousand	island
trad. (千島)		千	島
simp. (千岛)		千	岛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qiāndǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin¹ dou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiāndǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ciandǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻien¹-tao³
    • Yale: Chyān-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chiandao
    • Palladius: Цяньдао (Cjanʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin¹ dou²
    • Yale: chīn dóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin¹ dou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin¹ dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

千島

1. (～群島, ～列島) Kurils (islands)

   千島群島／千岛群岛  ―  Qiāndǎo qúndǎo  ―  Kuril Islands

Synonyms

• 庫里爾／库里尔

Etymology 2

Calque of English Thousand Island dressing.

Noun

千島

1. (～醬) Thousand Island dressing

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	島
ち Grade: 1	しま Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɕima̠]

Proper noun

千(ち)島(しま) • (Chishima) 

1. Kurils (islands)

   千島列島(ちしまれっとう)

   Chishima rettō

   Kuril Islands

Synonyms

• クリル (Kuriru)

Korean

Hanja in this term
千	島

Proper noun

千島 • (Cheondo) (hangeul 천도)

1. Hanja form^? of 천도 (“Kurils”).