中南海
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Chinese
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
south | ocean; sea | ||
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| simp. and trad. (中南海) |
中 | 南 | 海 | |
Etymology
Short for 中海 (zhōnghǎi) + 南海 (Nánhǎi), both are names of lakes in Beijing.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Zhōngnánhǎi
- (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 naam4 hoi2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-lâm-hái
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngnánhǎi
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongnánhǎi
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-nan2-hai3
- Yale: Jūng-nán-hǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongnanhae
- Palladius: Чжуннаньхай (Čžunnanʹxaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 naam4 hoi2
- Yale: jūng nàahm hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 naam4 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 nam4 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ naːm²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-lâm-hái
- Tâi-lô: Tiong-lâm-hái
- Phofsit Daibuun: dionglamhae
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ lam²⁴⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² hai⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
中南海
- Zhongnanhai, a complex of buildings in Xicheng district, Beijing, China, adjacent to Tiananmen Square, which serves as the central headquarters for the Communist Party of China and the government of the People's Republic of China
- (metonymic, politics) The central headquarters for the Communist Party of China
- (metonymic, politics) the government of the People's Republic of China
Derived terms
- 政令不出中南海 (zhènglìng bù chū Zhōngnánhǎi)
Descendants
- → English: Chung-nan-hai, Zhongnanhai, Zhong Nan Hai