海東
See also: 海东
Chinese
ocean; sea | east | ||
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trad. (海東) | 海 | 東 | |
simp. (海东) | 海 | 东 | |
anagram | 東海/东海 | ||
Literally: “east of the sea”. |
Etymology
Haidong, Qinghai is east of 青海湖 (Qīnghǎi Hú, “Qinghai Lake”, literally “Blue Sea”), and Korea is east of Bohai Bay and the Yellow Sea.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
海東
- (~市, formerly ~地區) Haidong (a prefecture-level city in Qinghai, China, formerly a prefecture)
- (literary) Korea
Coordinate terms
- 海南 (Hǎinán)
- 海西 (Hǎixī)
- 海北 (Hǎiběi)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (海東):
- → Korean: 해동(海東) (haedong)