左海

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Chinese

		left	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (左海)		左	海

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuǒhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒhǎi
  - Wade–Giles: tso³-hai³
  - Yale: dzwǒ-hǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoohae
  - Palladius: цзохай (czoxaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

左海

(literary) eastern sea; sea towards the east

Proper noun

左海

(literary) Synonym of 東海／东海 (Dōnghǎi, “East China Sea”)
(Korean Classical Chinese) Korea
- 左海雖僻，國亦千乘；羅麗雖儉，民多美俗。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: 〈嬰處稿序〉, 《燕巖集》, Bak Jiwon, 1700s
  좌해수벽^(이나) 국역천승^(이요) 나려수검^(이나) 민다미속^(이라)
  Jwahae su byeog, gug yeok cheonseung; Na Ryeo su geom, min da misog. [Sino-Korean]
  Though Korea is remote, it is still a kingdom ; though Silla and Goryeo were modest of means, their people had many good customs.
- 神州陸沈，日月晦暝，而一脈義理，不昧於左海之域。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Journal of the Royal Secretariat), 1720
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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (左海):

→ Korean: 좌해(左海) (jwahae)

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