黃海

See also: 黄海

Chinese

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Huáng Hǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ hoi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): N̂g-hái

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
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋ̍¹³⁻²² hai⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋ̍²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹/

Proper noun

黃海

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)

hanja form^? of 황해 (“Yellow Sea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
黃	海

Proper noun

黃海

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.