英伦三岛

英倫三島
Yīnglún sāndǎo
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the British Isles
  2. 2 (loosely) the United Kingdom

Examples

HSK 6
Tā yóu biàn le Yīnglún sāndǎo.
He has traveled all over the British Isles.
HSK 7-9
Yīnglún sāndǎo zhǐ de shì Yīnggélán, Sūgélán hé Ài'ěrlán.
The British Isles refers to England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Tips

usage
英伦 is a literary transliteration of 'England' (compare modern 英格兰). 英伦三岛 is geographically loose: the 'three' usually means England, Scotland, and Ireland (treated as historical-political units, not as three actual islands). Modern speakers often use it as a poetic synonym for the UK.

Stroke Order

yīng
lún
sān
dǎo