鹹海

See also: 咸海

Chinese

		salty	ocean; sea
trad. (鹹海)		鹹	海
simp. (咸海)		咸	海
Literally: “the saline sea”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiánhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiánhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siánhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Hsien²-hai³
    • Yale: Syán-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyanhae
    • Palladius: Сяньхай (Sjanʹxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haam⁴ hoi²
    • Yale: hàahm hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːm²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Proper noun

鹹海

1. Aral Sea (a saline lake straddling the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border)