Wangan

== English == === Etymology 1 === From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 望安 (Wàng'ān) Wade–Giles romanization: Wang⁴-an¹. ==== Alternative forms ==== Wang-an (from Hanyu Pinyin) Wang'an ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /(ˈ)wɑŋˈæn/, /wæŋ-/, /-ɑn/ enPR: wängʹänʹ Hyphenation: Wang‧an ==== Proper noun ==== Wangan A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Wangan. An island of Wangan, Penghu County, Taiwan. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Wangan. ===== Usage notes ===== In the context of Hanyu Pinyin, Wangan can be considered a misspelling of Wang'an. In theory, a syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)) should be added before a non-initial syllable beginning with a, o, or e. Hence, Wangan could only ever refer to a word made up of wan and gan since a word made up of wang and an would be spelled as Wang'an (cf. Wang'an). In practice, syllable-dividing marks are often added or omitted at will. ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Pachao Island”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[24], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1408, column 3 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwɒŋən/ ==== Proper noun ==== Wangan An Aboriginal Australian people of the Isaac Region of Central Queensland.