太平洋

Chinese

peaceful and tranquil; peace and tranquility ocean; foreign
simp. and trad.
(太平洋)
太平

Etymology

Earlier translations include 太平大海, 太平海, and 大東洋大东洋.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

太平洋

  1. the Pacific Ocean

Synonyms

  • (obsolete) 太平大海, 太平海, 大東洋大东洋, 大洋海

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
へい
Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いへーよー [tàíhéꜜèyòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ihe̞ːjo̞ː]

Proper noun

(たい)(へい)(よう) • (Taiheiyōたいへいやう (Taifeiyau)?

  1. the Pacific Ocean

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

太平洋 • (Taepyeongnyang or McCune-Reischauer: T'aep'yŏngnyang or Yale: Thayphyengnyang) (hangeul 태평양)

  1. hanja form? of 태평양 (Pacific Ocean)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

太平

  1. chữ Hán form of Thái Bình Dương (Pacific Ocean)