學海

Chinese

		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	ocean; sea
trad. (學海)		學	海
simp. (学海)		学	海

Etymology

From Fayan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuéhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ hoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuéhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuéhǎi
  - Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-hai³
  - Yale: sywé-hǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuehae
  - Palladius: сюэхай (sjuexaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hok⁶ hoi²
  - Yale: hohk hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/

Noun

學海

learning (as an ocean-like, endless and limitless process); sea of knowledge
(literary) erudition; scholarship
(literary) knowledgeable person; man-of-learning
(literary) academia; academic circles

Derived terms

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