hải
See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 海 (“sea, ocean”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haːj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haːj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haːj˨˩˦]
Noun
hải
- (only in compounds) sea
Synonyms
- biển
Derived terms
- Hoàng Hải (“Yellow Sea”)
- hải quân