青海
See also: 靑海
Chinese
blue | sea(s) | ||
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trad. (青海) | 青 | 海 | |
simp. #(青海) | 青 | 海 | |
alternative forms | 靑海 | ||
anagram | 海青 |
Etymology
Compare similar-meaning names for Qinghai Lake in other languages: Tibetan མཚོ་སྔོན (mtsho sngon), མཚོ་སྔོན་པོ (mtsho sngon po, “blue lake”), Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ
ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (köke naɣur, “blue lake”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
青海
- (~湖) Qinghai Lake (a lake in Qinghai, China)
- 君不見青海頭,古來白骨無人收。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 杜甫 (Du Fu) (712-770), 兵車行 (The Army Wagons: A Ballad); translated by Stephen Owen
- Jūn bùjiàn Qīnghǎi tóu, gǔlái báigǔ wúrén shōu. [Pinyin]
- Haven’t you seen by Kokonor white bones from ancient times that have never been recovered?
君不见青海头,古来白骨无人收。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (~省) Qinghai (a province of China; capital: Xining)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (青海):
- → Japanese: 青海 (Seikai)
- → Korean: 청해(青海) (Cheonghae)
- → Vietnamese: Thanh Hải (青海)
Others:
- → English: Tsinghai, Tsing-hai, Qinghai, Ch'ing-hai
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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青 | 海 |
せい Grade: 1 | かい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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靑海 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
青海 • (Seikai)
- Qinghai (a province of China; capital: Xining)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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青 | 海 |
Proper noun
青海 • (Cheonghae) (hangeul 청해)
- Hanja form? of 청해 (“Qinghai”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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青 | 海 |
Proper noun
青海
- chữ Hán form of Thanh Hải (“Qinghai”).