小蘭嶼

小蘭嶼

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	Orchid Island; Lanyu
trad. (小蘭嶼)		小	蘭嶼
simp. (小兰屿)		小	兰屿

Etymology

Addition of 小 (xiǎo) to distinguish it from nearby 蘭嶼／兰屿 (Lányǔ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiǎolányǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎolányǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎolányǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-lan²-yü³
    • Yale: Syǎu-lán-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheaulanyeu
    • Palladius: Сяоланьюй (Sjaolanʹjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ län³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

小蘭嶼

1. Lesser Orchid Island (an island)