檀島

Chinese

		sandal wood	island
trad. (檀島)		檀	島
simp. (檀岛)		檀	岛

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Tándǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taan⁴ dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Tándǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Tándǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Tʻan²-tao³
  - Yale: Tán-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tarndao
  - Palladius: Таньдао (Tanʹdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taan⁴ dou²
  - Yale: tàahn dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taan⁴ dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: tan⁴ dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːn²¹ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

檀島

Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)
- 1972, “鐵塔凌雲”, performed by 許冠傑:
  
  檀島灘岸點點燐光 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  檀岛滩岸点点磷光 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  taan⁴ dou² taan¹ ngon⁶ dim² dim² leon⁴ gwong¹ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

火奴魯魯／火奴鲁鲁 (Huǒnúlǔlǔ)

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