粵海
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See also: 粤海
Chinese
| Cantonese; Guangdong | ocean; sea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (粵海) | 粵 | 海 | |
| simp. (粤海) | 粤 | 海 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut6 hoi2
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄞˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yuèhǎi
- Wade–Giles: Yüeh4-hai3
- Yale: Ywè-hǎi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehhae
- Palladius: Юэхай (Juexaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 hoi2
- Yale: yuht hói
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 hoi2
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 hoi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
粵海
- the area of the South China Sea around Guangdong
- 粵海清廟／粤海清庙 [Teochew] ― uag8 hai2 cêng1 bhio7 [Peng'im] ― Yueh Hai Ching Temple / Wak Hai Cheng Bio
- Alternative name for 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng, “Guangdong”).
- Alternative name for 廣州／广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “Guangzhou”).
- 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “督 (tok)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 581: