| 第二岛链 |
Dì èr Dǎo liàn |
(geopolitics) Second Island Chain, strategic arc of islands stretching from Japan's Bonin Islands to Guam and Papua New Guinea |
| 第 |
dì |
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just |
| 第二 |
dì èr |
second / number two / next / secondary |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 岛 |
dǎo |
variant of 岛 |
| 岛 |
dǎo |
island / CL:个,座 |
| 岛链 |
dǎo liàn |
island chain |
| 链 |
liàn |
(bound form) chain (variant of 链) (In Taiwan, 鍊 is often preferred for physical chains, e.g. 项链 and 铁链.) |
| 链 |
liàn |
(bound form) chain / cable length (nautical unit equal to 185.2 m) |