釣魚島 diào yú dǎo

Diaoyu Islands; disputed islands near Taiwan

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands

Characters

Character Meaning
釣 diào
to fish with a hook and bait
魚 yú
fish; surname Yu
島 dǎo
island; variant of 島dǎo