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中南海

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中南海

  • Zhōngnánhǎi Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • zung¹ naam⁴ hoi² Cantonese, Jyutping
  • Tiong-lâm-hái Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • Zhōngnánhǎi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • Jhongnánhǎi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • Chung¹-nan²-hai³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • Jūng-nán-hǎi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • Jongnanhae Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • Чжуннаньхай Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ nän³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • zung¹ naam⁴ hoi² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • jūng nàahm hói Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dzung¹ naam⁴ hoi² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • zung¹ nam⁴ hoi² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ naːm²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • Tiong-lâm-hái Min Nan, Hokkien, Tâi lô
  • dionglamhae Min Nan, Hokkien, Phofsit Daibuun
  • /ti̯ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² hai̯⁵³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /ti̯ɔŋ³³ lam²⁴⁻²² hai̯⁵⁵⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /ti̯ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² hai̯⁵³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /ti̯ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ hai̯⁵³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /ti̯ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lam²³⁻³³ hai̯⁴¹/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA

Where it comes from

來自北京故宮西側兩座連通的湖：中海 (zhōnghǎi) + 南海 (Nánhǎi)的簡稱。

proper noun

  1. 北京故宮西側兩座連通的湖的周邊區域，為中華人民共和國中央政府和中國共產黨部分重要機關的辦公所在地。
  2. metonymically 中華人民共和國中央政府或中國共產黨

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MLA

"中南海." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

中南海. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7

Chicago

"中南海." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {中南海},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}