海 (hoi2) — a Chinese family name in Cantonese

hoiˊ²海

Mandarin Pinyin: hai3

Meaning of 海

nouna Chinese family name

nounsea; ocean; maritime

nounarea; field

noundirection; side (strictly used after North, South, etc.)

nouna great number of people or thing coming together; huge gathering

noungreat; unlimited

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Example Sentences with 海

年卅呀晚呢度人山人海直情水泄不通

On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.

他本來想在沿海城市工作

At first he intended to work in a coastal city.

目前的金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興的契機

This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個fukˍ₆復wutˍ₆活zit˗₃節haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪heoi˗₃去bakˉ¹北hoiˊ²海douˍ₆道waatˍ₆滑syut3,雪,zungˍ₆重haiˍ₆係sapˍ₆十waakˍ₆劃douˉ¹都meiˍ₆未jauˏ₅有jatˉ¹一pit˗₃撇。

It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter.

hoiˊ²海taanˎ₄豚haiˍ₆係saat˗₃殺janˎ₄人kingˎ₄鯨。

Dolphins are killer whales.

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Words Containing 海

沿海地區jyun4 hoi2 dei6 keoi1

the riverside Bund in Shanghai, referred to by the locals as 外灘

海越仔hoi2 jyut6 zai2

boat dwellers

四海一家sei3 hoi2 jat1 gaa1

the world is a big family

海軍藍hoi2 gwan1 laam4

navy blue

探海艇taam3 hoi2 teng5

a bathyscape (lit., "vessel for exploring the ocean")

海怪hoi2 gwaai3

sea monster

海洋公園hoi2 joeng4 gung1 jyun2

Ocean Park Hong Kong

大千海鮮煲daai6 cin1 hoi2 sin1 bou1

spicy seafood hotpot

海帶hoi2 daai3

kelp (a type of seaweed) - often dried and then boiled to make soups

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