東沙群島

See also: 东沙群岛 and 東沙羣島

Chinese

		The Pratas, an atoll in the South China Sea currently held by the Republic of China	archipelago
trad. (東沙群島/東沙羣島)		東沙	群島/羣島
simp. (东沙群岛)		东沙	群岛

Etymology

From 東沙 ("The Pratas") + 群島 ("archipelago")

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dōngshā Qúndǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄕㄚㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Dōngshā Qúndǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄕㄚㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongsha Chyundao
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

東沙群島

(geography) The Pratas Islands, an atoll in the South China Sea currently held by the Republic of China.

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