海子
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Chinese
| sea | child | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (海子) |
海 | 子 | |
Etymology
Said to be Mongolian-influenced Chinese, as any large body of water can be referred to as ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur) / нуур (nuur) in Mongolian. Compare English sea and German See (“lake”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎizi̊h
- Wade–Giles: hai3-tzŭ5
- Yale: hǎi-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hae.tzy
- Palladius: хайцзы (xajczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 zi2
- Yale: hói jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
海子
- (northern and Southwestern Mandarin, chiefly in toponyms) lake (large, landlocked stretch of water)