Taiping Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island in the South China Sea, administered as part of Cijin (Qijin), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and claimed by China, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Pronunciation

tīʹpǐngʹ

Word forms

Taiping Island

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 太平島 /太平岛 (Tàipíngdǎo), named after ROCS Taiping.

Synonyms

Itu Aba Ligao Island
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