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): ㄧㄥㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄙㄢㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ leon⁴ saam¹ dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yīnglúnsāndǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄙㄢㄉㄠˇ
  - 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

(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.

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