尖阁列岛 in English Jian1 ge2 Lie4 dao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島|钓鱼岛[Diao4 yu2 Dao3]), also known as the Pinnacle Islands

Simplified Characters

尖 阁 列 岛

Traditional Characters

尖 閣 列 島

Pinyin

Jian1 ge2 Lie4 dao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

尖jian1point (of needle) 阁ge2pavilion (usu. two-storied) 列lie4to arrange 岛dao3variant of 島|岛[dao3]