澄海

Chinese

		settle (liquid); clear; limpid settle (liquid); clear; limpid; clarify; purify; surname	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (澄海)		澄	海
anagram		海澄

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Chénghǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing⁴ hoi²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): têng⁵ hai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Chénghǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Chénghǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻêng²-hai³
    • Yale: Chéng-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chernghae
    • Palladius: Чэнхай (Čɛnxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing⁴ hoi²
    • Yale: chìhng hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing⁴ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing⁴ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: têng⁵ hai²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thêng hái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hai⁵²/

Proper noun

澄海

1. (～區, formerly ～縣, ～市) Chenghai (a district, former county, and former county-level city in Shantou, Guangdong, China)
2. Mare Serenitatis (lunar mare)

Descendants

• → English: Chenghai, Tenghai, Teng Hai, Teng-hai, Theng-hai

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
澄	海
ちょう Grade: S	かい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
澄海 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːka̠i]

Proper noun

澄(ちょう)海(かい) • (Chōkai) 

1. (〜区) Chenghai (a district of Shantou, Guangdong, China)
2. (〜県) (historical) Chenghai (a county of Guangdong, China)