海子

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Chinese

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sea child
[diminutive suffix]
[noun suffix]
simp. and trad.
(海子)
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Etymology

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Said to be Mongolian-influenced Chinese, as any large body of water can be referred to as ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur) / нуур (nuur) in Mongolian. Compare English sea and German See (lake).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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海子

  1. (northern and Southwestern Mandarin, chiefly in toponyms) lake (large, landlocked stretch of water)

Synonyms

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  • () (literary, or in compounds)
  • ()
  • 湖泊 (húpō)