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海防

海防

Chinese

		ocean; sea	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
simp. and trad. (海防)		海	防

Noun

海防

coastal defense

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	防
かい Grade: 2	ぼう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

海防 ‎(hiragana かいぼう, romaji kaibō)

coastal defense

Compounds

海防艦 (かいぼうかん) ‎(kaibōkan): coastal defense ship

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hǎifáng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄈㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² fong⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hái-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎifáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄈㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haefangr
  - IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² fong⁴
  - Yale: hói fòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² fong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ fɔːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-hông
  - Tâi-lô: hái-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'hoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /haɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²³/