Paracel Islands
/ˌpærəˈsel/(亦作the Paracels)
- a group of about 130 small barren coral islands and reefs in the South China Sea to the south-east of the Chinese island of Hainan, always known in China as Xisha Archipelago帕拉塞尔群岛（中国海南岛东南的南海中的约130个贫瘠珊瑚岛礁, 在中国一直称为西沙群岛）。