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福爾摩沙

福爾摩沙

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (福爾摩沙)		福	爾	摩	沙
simp. (福尔摩沙)		福	尔	摩	沙

Proper noun

福爾摩沙

Formosa, historic name of Taiwan

See also

福爾摩斯／福尔摩斯 (Fú'ěrmósī, “(Sherlock) Holmes”)

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese Formosa [ca. 1542], as Portuguese sailors sighted the main island of Taiwan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Fú'ěrmóshā

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fuk¹ ji⁵ mo¹ saa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Fú'ěrmóshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄦˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄕㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Fwueelmosha
  - IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂa̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fuk¹ ji⁵ mo¹ saa¹
  - Yale: fūk yíh mō sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fuk⁷ ji⁵ mo¹ saa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /fʊk̚⁵ jiː¹³ mɔː⁵⁵ sɑː⁵⁵/