Qinghai

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Qinghai

/ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青海 /靑海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”).

proper noun Tsinghai · Tsing-hai · Chinghai · Ch'ing-hai

A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining. In Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, 300 schools in six xian surrounding the provincial capital, Xi’ning^([sic – meaning Xining]) (Sining), had 10,000 students in 1964. Part-work schools in the province enabled 8 per cent of the age-group to attend school, including some go per cent of those children fro
A large lake in Qinghai province, the largest in China.
Similar: Qinghai Lake, Amdo, Koko Nor, Koko-nur, Kokonor

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name a Chinese province

한국어	칭하이 Chinghai, 청해 Cheonghae
日本語	青海 Seikai
中文	青海 Qīnghǎi, 靑海 /青海 Qīnghǎi
हिन्दी	चिंगहई ciṅghaī
Ελληνικά	Τσινγκχάι Tsingkchái
Русский	Цинха́й Cinxáj
Tiếng Việt	Thanh Hải
العربية	تْشِينْغْهَاي tšinḡhay, تْشِينْغْخَاي tšinḡḵay

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@misc{qinghai_2026,
  title = {Qinghai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qinghai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}