劉海
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See also: 刘海
Chinese
| Liu (Chinese surname) | ocean; sea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (劉海) | 劉 | 海 | |
| simp. (刘海) | 刘 | 海 | |
| alternative forms | 瀏海／浏海 留海 | ||
Etymology
Named after 劉海蟾, Daoist immortal usually depicted as a young man with bangs.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lau4 hoi2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liû-hái
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6lieu-he
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lióuhǎi
- Wade–Giles: liu2-hai3
- Yale: lyóu-hǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouhae
- Palladius: люхай (ljuxaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (劉海兒／刘海儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄞˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lióuhǎir
- Wade–Giles: liu2-hai3-ʼrh
- Yale: lyóu-hǎir
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouhaal
- Palladius: люхайр (ljuxajr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ xɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lau4 hoi2
- Yale: làuh hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: leo4 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
劉海
Usage notes
The variant 留海 is sometimes proscribed.
Synonyms
References
- 黃仲鳴 (1997) 追蹤錯別字, Hong Kong: Sing Tao Publishing