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諸島
列島
群島
島嶼
Hi
Is there any difference in use in these words? The first 3 come up as 'Archipelago' in online dictionaries and the last one is "islands" canto-dict..??
Thank you
諸島 islands
列島 = archipelago - can include bigger islands, e.g. Japanese archipelago 日本列島
日本列島 includes the three major islands ( 東瀛三島) and regional islands (區域性島群)
群島 = archipelago (usually refers to smaller islands)