獅嶼

獅嶼

See also: 狮屿

Chinese

		lion	islet
trad. (獅嶼)		獅	嶼
simp. (狮屿)		狮	屿
Literally: “lion islet”.

Etymology

Name change from 鼠嶼／鼠屿 (literally “rat islet”) in 1960.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shīyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shīyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shihyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Shih¹-yü³
    • Yale: Shr̄-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyyeu
    • Palladius: Шиюй (Šijuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

獅嶼

1. Shi Islet (an islet in Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan)