Qingdao

== English == === Alternative forms === Tsingtao Tsing-tau Ch'ing-tao, Chingtao (Wade–Giles) === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青島 / 靑島 / 青岛 (Qīngdǎo). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈdaʊ/, enPR: chǐngʹdouʹ Rhymes: -aʊ === Proper noun === Qingdao A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “Qingdao”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “Qingdao, Tsingtao, Tsing-tau, Ch'ing-tao, Ching-tao, Chingtao”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Qingdao”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[10], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2546, column 3