英和和英

別の表記

• Ku-lang-yu (Wade–Giles)
• Kulangsu (Postal)

語源

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鼓浪嶼 / 鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ).

発音

• IPA: /ˌkuˈlɑŋˈjɪː/ (unaspirated)
• (hyperforeign) enPR: go͞o′läng′yü′
• ハイフネーション: Gu‧lang‧yu

固有名詞

Gulangyu

1. An island of Xiamen, Fujian, China.
   • [1843 August, “Sailing directions to accompany seven charts of the coast of China, between Amoy bay, and the Yángtsz’ kiáng.”, in The Chinese Repository‎, volume XII, number 8, Canton, →OCLC, page 401:

     ON approaching Amoy, (Hiámun ching, 夏門城,) from the southward, Chapel island, called by the Chinese Tungting 東椗 and situated in lat. 24° 10.'3 N., and long. 118° 13.'5 E., or 9.44 E. of the S.W. point of Kúláng seu 鼓浪嶼, may been seen from four to five leagues : it has an even surface, is about 200 feet high, and its circumference three cables. It is perforated at its southeast extreme, which shows when it bears E.N.E. or W.S.W.]

   • 1980 April 9, Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post (Politics section)‎, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 August 2017‎:

     A large sign on Xiamen's Gulangyu Island, favored address for residents here, says "military zone, entry forbidden," closing off the portion of the island closest to the Nationalist islands. […]
     Gulangyu island has a spectacular crows-nest lookout reached by winding stone staircases. From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.

   • 2017 July 6, Steven Lee Myers, “China Is Challenged on Bid for Unesco Heritage Status in Tibetan Area”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section)‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 July 2017‎:

     If Unesco accepts two new applications under consideration, China could become the country with the most heritage sites, surpassing Italy, which has 51. That landmark has been touted by Chinese state media as a major accomplishment. China’s second application under review this year covers Gulangyu, the pedestrian-only island near the city of Xiamen, in Fujian Province.