臺海

See also: 台海

Chinese

		Taiwan (臺灣)	sea strait (海峽)
trad. (臺海/台海)		臺/台	海
simp. (台海)		台	海

Etymology

Clipping of 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Táihǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): toi⁴ hoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tâi-hái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Táihǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Táihǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻai²-hai³
    • Yale: Tái-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tairhae
    • Palladius: Тайхай (Tajxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: toi⁴ hoi²
    • Yale: tòih hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toi⁴ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: toi⁴ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːi̯²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-hái
    • Tâi-lô: Tâi-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dai'hae
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tai²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³/

Proper noun

臺海

1. Alternative name for 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá): Taiwan Strait

Synonyms

• 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá)
• (Hokkien) 烏水溝／乌水沟