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hải

Pronunciation Northern /ha̰ːj˧˩˧/ Central /haːj˧˩˨/ Southern /haːj˨˩˦/
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sea
Noun
sea
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
sea

A large body of salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface or a region.

vi Tứ hải giai huynh đệ.

en All men are brothers across the four seas.

Proper noun

Sense 2 Proper noun
male given name Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

A male given name from Chinese.

vi Anh Hải đã hướng dẫn tôi cách sử dụng chiếc máy ảnh này.

en Hải showed me how to use this camera.

Parts
海
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
海
Candidates by syllable
hải 海
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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hãi / hài / hái / hại …
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Use
hải phòng / hải lý / hải nam / thanh hải …
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