宦海

Chinese

		an official	ocean; sea
simp. and trad. (宦海)		宦	海

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huànhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁶ hoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huànhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huànhǎi
  - Wade–Giles: huan⁴-hai³
  - Yale: hwàn-hǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huannhae
  - Palladius: хуаньхай (xuanʹxaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁶ hoi²
  - Yale: waahn hói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁶ hoi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wan⁶ hoi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

Noun

宦海

(literary, figurative) officialdom; society of officials

Synonyms

官場／官场 (guānchǎng)

Derived terms

宦海浮沉 (huànhǎifúchén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (宦海):

→ Korean: 환해(宦海) (hwanhae)

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