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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
海洋
- ocean; sea (as a whole) (Classifier: 個/个 m)
- 海洋博物館/海洋博物馆 ― hǎiyáng bówùguǎn ― maritime museum
- 海洋國家/海洋国家 ― hǎiyáng guójiā ― maritime state
- 海洋環境/海洋环境 ― hǎiyáng huánjìng ― marine environment
圖書館是人類知識的海洋。 [MSC, trad.]
图书馆是人类知识的海洋。 [MSC, simp.]- Túshūguǎn shì rénlèi zhīshí de hǎiyáng.
- Libraries contain knowledge of human experience as vast as the open sea.
Synonyms
- 大洋 (dàyáng)
- 大海 (dàhǎi)
- 洋海 (yánghǎi)
- 滄海/沧海 (cānghǎi) (literary, vast ocean)
- 滄瀛/沧瀛 (cāngyíng) (literary, vast ocean)
- 遠洋/远洋 (yuǎnyáng) (ocean far away from the mainland)
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Descendants
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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海洋 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
海洋 • (kaiyō) ←かいやう (kaiyau)?
- main sea, ocean
Synonyms
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ “海洋”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
Noun
海洋 • (haeyang) (hangeul 해양)
- hanja form? of 해양 (“ocean, sea”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
海洋
- chữ Hán form of hải dương (“oceanic”).