宦海

宦海

Chinese

		an official	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (宦海)		宦	海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huànhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁶ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huànhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannhae
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huànhǎi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwän⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁶ hoi²
    • Yale: waahn hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁶ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁶ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wäːn²² hɔːy̯³⁵/

Noun

宦海

1. (literary, figuratively) officialdom; society of officials

Derived terms

宦海浮沉 (huànhǎifúchén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (宦海):

• → Korean: 환해 (宦海, hwanhae)