海子
Chinese
| ocean; sea | child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (海子) |
海 | 子 | |
| Literally: “little sea”. | |||
Etymology
Said to be Mongolian-influenced Chinese, as any large body of water is referred to as ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (naɣur) / нуур (nuur) in Mongolian.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ˙ㄗ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hae.tzy
- IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 zi2
- Yale: hói jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 ji2
- IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Noun
海子
- (northern and Southwestern Mandarin, chiefly in toponyms) lake
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