江河湖海

Chinese

		river	river	lake	ocean; sea
trad. (江河湖海)		江	河	湖	海
simp. #(江河湖海)		江	河	湖	海
Literally: “large and small rivers, lakes and seas”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānghéhúhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹ ho⁴ wu⁴ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānghéhúhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianghéhúhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: chiang¹-ho²-hu²-hai³
    • Yale: jyāng-hé-hú-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiangherhwuhae
    • Palladius: цзянхэхухай (czjanxɛxuxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ xu³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong¹ ho⁴ wu⁴ hoi²
    • Yale: gōng hòh wùh hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹ ho⁴ wu⁴ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong¹ ho⁴ wu⁴ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ wuː²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

江河湖海

1. rivers, lakes and seas (in general); bodies of water