左海
Chinese
left | ocean; sea | ||
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simp. and trad. (左海) | 左 | 海 |
Pronunciation
Noun
左海
- (literary) eastern sea; sea towards the east
Proper noun
左海
- (literary) Synonym of 東海/东海 (Dōnghǎi, “East China Sea”).
- (Korean Classical Chinese) Korea
- 左海雖僻,國亦千乘;羅麗雖儉,民多美俗。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: 〈嬰處稿序〉, 《燕巖集》, Bak Jiwon, 1700s
- 좌해수벽(이나) 국역천승(이요) 나려수검(이나) 민다미속(이라)
Jwahae su byeog[-ina], gug yeok cheonseung[-iyo]; Na Ryeo su geom[-ina], min da misog[-ira]. [Sino-Korean] - Though Korea is remote, it is still a kingdom [lit. state of one thousand chariots]; though Silla and Goryeo were modest of means, their people had many good customs.
- 神州陸沈,日月晦暝,而一脈義理,不昧於左海之域。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Journal of the Royal Secretariat), 1720
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