hải

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海 (“sea, ocean”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩˦]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Noun

hải

1. (only in compounds) sea

Synonyms

• biển

Derived terms

• Hoàng Hải (“Yellow Sea”)
• hải quân