探海

Chinese

		to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	ocean; sea
trad. (探海)		探	海
simp. #(探海)		探	海

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tànhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taam³ hoi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàm-hái

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tànhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tànhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-hai³
    • Yale: tàn-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tannhae
    • Palladius: таньхай (tanʹxaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taam³ hoi²
    • Yale: taam hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taam³ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tam³ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːm³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàm-hái
    • Tâi-lô: thàm-hái
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tarmhae
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

Verb

探海

1. to explore, survey or patrol the sea

Derived terms

• 探海燈／探海灯 (tànhǎidēng)
• 深探海

 

Noun

探海

1. (classical Chinese dance) A kongzhi pose in which the dancer raises his back leg to point it upwards while lowering his torso until it is parallel to the ground.

Derived terms

• 探海翻身
• 探海轉／探海转
• 斜探海