什剎海

Chinese

		tenth (used in fractions)	to brake (car); Buddhist monastery or temple; a brief moment	ocean; sea
trad. (什剎海)		什	剎	海
simp. (什刹海)		什	刹	海

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shíchàhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄔㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ saat³ hoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shíchàhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄔㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shíhchàhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: Shih²-chʻa⁴-hai³
    • Yale: Shŕ-chà-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyrchahhae
    • Palladius: Шичахай (Šičaxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ saat³ hoi²
    • Yale: sahp saat hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ saat⁸ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ sad³ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² saːt̚³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Proper noun

什剎海

1. Shichahai (a historic scenic area consisting of three lakes in the north of central Beijing, China)

   什剎海風景區／什刹海风景区  ―  Shíchàhǎi fēngjǐngqū  ―  Shichahai Scenic Area