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裏海

裏海

See also: 里海

Chinese

		inside; internal; interior	ocean; sea
trad. (裏海)		裏	海
simp. (里海)		里	海

Proper noun

裏海

Caspian Sea

Etymology

From 裏／里 (“inner, internal”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Lǐ hǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁵ hoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Lǐ hǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lii hae
  - IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁵ hoi²
  - Yale: léuih hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁵ hoi²
  - IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯¹³ hɔːi̯³⁵/