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南海

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南海

  • Nánhǎi Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • naam⁴ hoi² Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
  • nam³ hoi² Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
  • Lâm-hái Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • nam⁵ hai² Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • Nánhǎi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • Nánhǎi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • Nan²-hai³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • Nán-hǎi Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • Nanhae Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • Наньхай Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /nän³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • naam⁴ hoi² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • nàahm hói Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • nam⁴ hoi² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /naːm²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • nam³ hoi² Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
  • /ⁿdam²² hᵘɔi⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
  • Lâm-hái Min Nan, Hokkien, Tâi lô
  • lamhae Min Nan, Hokkien, Phofsit Daibuun
  • /lam²⁴⁻²² hai̯⁵³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /lam²⁴⁻²² hai̯⁵⁵⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /lam¹³⁻²² hai̯⁵³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ hai̯⁵³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
  • /lam²³⁻³³ hai̯⁴¹/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA

Where it comes from

"廣東南海；南海郡"

proper noun

  1. 中國南部邊緣海
  2. 位於中國北京市西城區的湖，紫禁城西側，中南海的一部分
  3. (～區，舊稱～縣) 中國廣東佛山的區；位於中國廣東的舊縣
  4. (～鎮) 位於中國湖北荊州松滋的鎮
  5. (～鄉) 位於中國福建福州平潭的鄉
  6. historical (～郡) 中國帝制時期的一個郡
  7. figuratively, literary 極南之地 君處北海，寡人處南海，唯是風馬牛不相及也。
  8. historical 普陀山，位於中國浙江舟山的島嶼和山 蜀之鄙有二僧：其一貧，其一富。貧者語於富者曰：「吾欲之南海，何如？」

Similar: 南中國海, 南中国海, 普陀山

Thesaurus

proper noun

Similar: 南中國海, 南中国海, 普陀山

In English

  • South China Sea Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines
  • Nanhai district; town

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"南海." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

南海. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7

Chicago

"南海." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {南海},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}