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沿海

沿海

Chinese

		riverside (with -r); along	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (沿海)		沿	海

Adjective

沿海

(attributive) coastal; along the coast
沿海地區 / 沿海地区 ― yánhǎi dìqū ― coastal region

Noun

沿海

coast

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (沿海):

Japanese: 沿海 (えんかい) ‎(enkai)
Korean: 연해 (沿海, yeonhae)
Vietnamese: duyên hải ‎(沿海)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yánhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ hoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèn-hói / yàn-hói
Min Nan (POJ): iân-hái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanhae
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ hoi²
  - Yale: yùhn hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ hoi²
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-hói
  - Hakka Romanization System: ienˇ hoi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² hoi³
  - IPA: /i̯en¹¹ ho̯i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-hói
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ianˇ hoi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² hoi³
  - IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ ho̯i³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-hái
  - Tâi-lô: iân-hái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ienhae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn²⁴⁻²² haɪ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn¹³⁻²² haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²³⁻³³ haɪ⁴¹/