海東
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See also: 海东
Chinese
| ocean; sea | east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (海東) | 海 | 東 | |
| simp. (海东) | 海 | 东 | |
| anagram | 東海／东海 | ||
| Literally: “east of the sea”. | |||
Etymology
Haidong, Qinghai is east of 青海湖 (Qīnghǎi Hú, “Qinghai Lake”, literally “Blue Sea”), and Korea is east of Bohai Bay and the Yellow Sea.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hǎidong
- Wade–Giles: Hai3-tung1
- Yale: Hǎi-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Haedong
- Palladius: Хайдун (Xajdun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 dung1
- Yale: hói dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
海東
- (～市, formerly ～地區) Haidong (a prefecture-level city in Qinghai, China, formerly a prefecture)
- (literary) Korea
Coordinate terms
Descendants
Others:
- → English: Haidong