島 (dou2) — island; isle in Cantonese
douˊ²島简 岛
Mandarin Pinyin: dao3
Meaning of 島
nounisland; isle
Example Sentences with 島
cingˊ²請neiˏ₅你bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我maaiˏ₅買geiˊ²幾fanˍ₆份bou˗₃報ziˊ²紙，，naam4南waa4、sing1華、dou2、ming4星bou˗₃島、，明gok˗₃報jatˉ¹各fanˍ₆一份。
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.
佢隻狗有糖尿病，所以每日要打胰島素
Her dog has diabetes, so it needs insulin shots each day.
daap˗₃搭saat˗₃霎syunˎ₄船heoi˗₃去douˍ₆離douˊ²島。
Take a boat to the outlying islands.
neiˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係Douˊ²島Ganˉ¹根
This place is Shimane.
Douˊ²島Ganˉ¹根jauˏ₅有meˉ¹咩waan4?玩？
What is there to do in Shimane?
Words Containing 島
珊瑚島saan1 wu4 dou2
coral island
半島bun3 dou2
peninsula - a strip of land surrounded mostly by water, but is still connected by dry land to the mainland
南丫島naam4 aa1 dou2
Lamma Island - is a small populated island to the southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is part of the Islands District, HKSAR
荒島fong1 dou2
desert island
釣魚島diu3 jyu4 dou2
Diaoyu Islands; Fishing Islands
本島bun2 dou2
main island
鹿兒島縣luk6 ji4 dou2 jyun6
Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan
礁島ziu1 dou2
reef island
西港島線sai1 gong2 dou2 sin3
地鐵西港島線
海島hoi2 dou2
a sea-island
安全島on1 cyun4 dou2
pedestrian island
生態孤島sang1 taai3 gu1 dou2
insularization (as a threat to biodiversity)
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