粵海

See also: 粤海

Chinese

		Cantonese; Guangdong	ocean; sea
trad. (粵海)		粵	海
simp. (粤海)		粤	海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuèhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ hoi²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Oa̍t-hái

  (Teochew, Peng'im): uag⁸ hai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuèhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yuèhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Yüeh⁴-hai³
    • Yale: Ywè-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehhae
    • Palladius: Юэхай (Juexaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ hoi²
    • Yale: yuht hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Oa̍t-hái
    • Tâi-lô: Ua̍t-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oadhae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /uat̚⁴⁻³² hai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /uat̚²⁴⁻² hai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /uat̚⁴⁻³² hai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uat̚⁴⁻³² hai⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uag⁸ hai²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍k hái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uak̚⁴⁻² hai⁵²/

Proper noun

粵海

1. the area of the South China Sea around Guangdong

   粵海清廟／粤海清庙 [Teochew]  ―  uag⁸ hai² cêng¹ bhio⁷ [Peng'im]  ―  Yueh Hai Ching Temple / Wak Hai Cheng Bio

2. Alternative name for 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng, “Guangdong”).
3. Alternative name for 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “Guangzhou”).
   • 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “督”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 581:

     粵海關監督 [Teochew, trad.]
     粤海关监督 [Teochew, simp.]

     uag⁸ hai² guang¹ gam³ dog⁴ [Peng'im]

     the collector of customs at Canton