Chinese

大海

/tä⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
ocean; sea (as a whole)
  • HSK 2

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  • characterChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
  • characterChinese海 “sea; ocean”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese每 “lush”
      • meaningChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
      • soundChinese母 “mother”

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