海灣

See also: 海湾

Chinese

		ocean; sea	bay; gulf
trad. (海灣)		海	灣
simp. (海湾)		海	湾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎiwān

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² waan¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hói-vân
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hái-oan

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hai² uêng¹ / hai² uang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiwān
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiwan
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-wan¹
    • Yale: hǎi-wān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeuan
    • Palladius: хайвань (xajvanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi² waan¹
    • Yale: hói wāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² waan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² wan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ waːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-vân
    • Hakka Romanization System: hoi` van´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hoi³ van¹
    • Sinological IPA: /hoi̯³¹ van²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-oan
    • Tâi-lô: hái-uan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hayoafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hai² uêng¹ / hai² uang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hái ueng / hái uang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ³³/, /hai⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ³³/

Note:

• hai2 uêng1 - Chaozhou;
• hai2 uang1 - Shantou.

Noun

海灣

1. (geography) bay; gulf

Synonyms

• 灣／湾 (wān)

Proper noun

海灣

1. Persian Gulf

Synonyms

• 波斯灣／波斯湾 (Bōsī Wān)