黑海

See also: 黒海

Chinese

		black dark	sea(s)
simp. and trad. (黑海)		黑	海

Etymology

"Lake Heihai"

Calque of Mongolian [Term?], as ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur) was traditionally used vaguely for any large body of water. Cf. 青海 (Qīnghǎi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hēihǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ hoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hek-hái
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷heq-he

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hēihǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Heihǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Hei¹-hai³
    • Yale: Hēi-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Heihae
    • Palladius: Хэйхай (Xɛjxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ hoi²
    • Yale: hāk hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hek-hái
    • Tâi-lô: Hik-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hekhae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hai⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷heq-he
    • MiniDict: heh^入 he
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴heq-he
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /həʔ³³ he⁴⁴/

Proper noun

黑海

1. Black Sea (sea between Europe and Asia)
2. Lake Heihai (a lake in Golmud, Haixi prefecture, Qinghai, China)