English Explanatory Dictionary

Penghu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An insular county of Taiwan.
  2. Short for Penghu Island, the largest of the Pescadores, an archipelago in the Taiwan Strait, part of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
  3. Short for Penghu Islands, the Pescadores collectively.

Pronunciation

pŭng′ho͞o′

Word forms

Penghu P'eng-hu Pênghu

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 澎湖 (Pénghú), Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻêng²-hu².

Synonyms

Pescadores
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