英倫三島

Chinese

		England; London in England	three	island
trad. (英倫三島)		英倫	三	島
simp. (英伦三岛)		英伦	三	岛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yīnglúnsāndǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ leon⁴ saam¹ dou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yīnglúnsāndǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yinglúnsandǎo
    • Wade–Giles: Ying¹-lun²-san¹-tao³
    • Yale: Yīng-lwún-sān-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ingluensandao
    • Palladius: Инлуньсаньдао (Inlunʹsanʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ sän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹ leon⁴ saam¹ dou²
    • Yale: yīng lèuhn sāam dóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ loen⁴ saam¹ dou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ lên⁴ sam¹ dou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ saːm⁵⁵ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

英倫三島

1. (set phrase, informal, proscribed) United Kingdom; British Isles; Crown Dependencies; Great Britain, etc. (inaccurate and non-specific geographical designation)

Usage notes

The phrase likely originated from unclear or erroneous concepts by some 19th-century writers. It is commonly interpreted as Isle of Man also included besides the two main islands, yet unconvincing. It is still in current usage as a set phrase, but is avoided where it is desirable to maintain geographic clarity and accuracy.