黃海

See also: 黄海

Chinese

		yellow	ocean; sea
trad. (黃海)		黃	海
simp. (黄海)		黄	海

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Huáng Hǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ hoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): N̂g-hái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng Hǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Huáng Hǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Huang² Hai³
    • Yale: Hwáng Hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwang Hae
    • Palladius: Хуан Хай (Xuan Xaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ hoi²
    • Yale: wòhng hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g-hái
    • Tâi-lô: N̂g-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nghae
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋ̍¹³⁻²² hai⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋ̍²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹/

Proper noun

黃海

1. Yellow Sea

Descendants

• → English: Yellow Sea

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黃	海
こう Jinmeiyō	かい Grade: 2
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 黃海 – see the following entry.

【黄海ホワンハイ】 [proper noun] the Yellow Sea

(This term, 黃海, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
黃	海

Proper noun

黃海 • (Hwanghae) (hangeul 황해)

1. hanja form^? of 황해 (“Yellow Sea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
黃	海

Proper noun

黃海

1. chữ Hán form of Hoàng Hải (“Yellow Sea”)

Usage notes

• Unlike the Red Sea, Black Sea, and White Sea, the Sino-Vietnamese name of the Yellow Sea is more common.