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滄海

滄海

See also: 沧海

Chinese

		blue; green(color of water); cold blue; green(color of water); cold; vast (of water)	ocean; sea
trad. (滄海)		滄	海
simp. (沧海)		沧	海

Alternative forms

蒼海／苍海

Noun

滄海

(literary) vast ocean; large ocean

Derived terms

曾經滄海難為水／曾经沧海难为水 (céng jīng cānghǎi nán wéi shuǐ)
滄海一粟／沧海一粟 (cānghǎiyīsù)
滄海桑田／沧海桑田

滄海橫流／沧海横流
滄海遺珠／沧海遗珠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
滄	海
そう Hyōgaiji	かい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

滄海 ‎(hiragana そうかい, romaji sōkai)

vast ocean

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cānghǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄤㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ hoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhông-hói
Min Nan (POJ): chhong-hái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cānghǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄤㄏㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsanghae
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong¹ hoi²
  - Yale: chōng hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong¹ hoi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhông-hói
  - Hakka Romanization System: cong´ hoi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong¹ hoi³
  - IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ho̯i³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhong-hái
  - Tâi-lô: tshong-hái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhonghae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ³³ haɪ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ haɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ haɪ⁴¹/