熱海
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Chinese
heat; to heat up; fervent heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up |
ocean; sea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (熱海) | 熱 | 海 | |
| simp. (热海) | 热 | 海 | |
| Literally: “hot sea”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄜˋ ㄏㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Rèhǎi
- Wade–Giles: Jê4-hai3
- Yale: Rè-hǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Rehhae
- Palladius: Жэхай (Žɛxaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐɤ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jit6 hoi2
- Yale: yiht hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: jit9 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: yid6 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːt̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: nyet xojX
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 熱海 (Atami).
Proper noun
熱海
Etymology 2
Semantically, compare Kyrgyz Ысык-Көл (Isık-Köl, literally “hot lake”).
Proper noun
熱海
- (historical, obsolete, used in the Tang dynasty) Issyk Kul (a large freshwater lake in modern-day eastern Kyrgyzstan)
Synonyms
- 伊塞克湖 (Yīsàikè Hú)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 熱 | 海 |
| あたみ | |
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 2 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 熱海 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
The original name of the place, 阿多美 (Atami), was changed to 熱海 (Atami) (lit., "hot sea") by the Edo period because of the hot springs in this area.