海草
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Chinese
| ocean; sea | grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (海草) | 海 | 草 | |
| simp. #(海草) | 海 | 草 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi2 cou2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hói-chhó
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-chháu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎicǎo
- Wade–Giles: hai3-tsʻao3
- Yale: hǎi-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haetsao
- Palladius: хайцао (xajcao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 cou2
- Yale: hói chóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 tsou2
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 cou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-chhó
- Hakka Romanization System: hoiˋ coˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: hoi3 co3
- Sinological IPA: /hoi̯³¹ t͡sʰo³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Noun
海草
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 海 | 草 |
| かい Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 海草 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
Usage notes
This term is often confused with the homophonic 海藻 (kaisō), which means seaweed. For distinction, this term is sometimes read as うみくさ.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 海 | 草 |