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): ㄕㄩˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shīyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄩˇ
  - 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

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

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