Usage of the character 海

(in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.)
(in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers
(in the entertainment industry) open audition

hǎisǔn

海损

[海損]

damage to goods during shipping

hǎiguān

海关

[海關]

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
CL:個／个 (gè)

Hǎinán

海南

[海南]

Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊／琼 ( Qióng), capital Haikou 海口 ( Hǎikǒu)
Hainan Island
Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州 ( Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

hǎixiào

海啸

[海嘯]

tsunami

hǎiwèi

海味

[海味]

seafood

shēnhǎi

深海

[深海]

deep sea

hánghǎi

航海

[航海]

to sail the seas
maritime navigation
voyage

Wēihǎi

威海

[威海]

Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong

Hóng Hǎi

红海

[紅海]

Red Sea

Běihǎi

北海

[北海]

Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
the North Sea (Europe)
Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi
Bohai Sea
Lake Baikal

hǎilì

海蛎

[海蠣]

oyster

Hǎiwáng

海王

[海王]

Poseidon, Greek god of the sea
Neptune, Roman god of the sea
Aquaman, DC comic book superhero
(slang) womanizer
player

gōnghǎi

公海

[公海]

high sea
international waters

Hǎikǒu Shì

海口市

[海口市]

Haikou prefecture-level city and capital of Hainan Province 海南省 ( Hǎinán Shěng)

rùhǎikǒu

入海口

[入海口]

estuary

hǎilíshǔ

海狸鼠

[海狸鼠]

(zoology) coypu; nutria

Hǎiqīngtiān

海青天

[海青天]

popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞 ( Hǎi Ruì) (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity

yáhǎiyā

崖海鸦

[崖海鴉]

(bird species of China) common murre (Uria aalge)

Qīnghǎishěng

青海省

[青海省]

Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧／西宁

hǎitánghuā

海棠花

[海棠花]

Chinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis)

Xǔ Hǎifēng

许海峰

[許海峰]

Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

Hǎiběizhōu

海北州

[海北州]

Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Qinghai

Hǎiyìnsì

海印寺

[海印寺]

Haein Temple in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea, the repository of Tripitaka Koreana 高麗大藏經／高丽大藏经 ( Gāolí Dàzàngjīng), a World Heritage site

hǎitúnguǎn

海豚馆

[海豚館]

dolphinarium

Xīnghǎixiàn

兴海县

[興海縣]

Xinghai county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州 ( Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Aìqín Hǎi

爱琴海

[愛琴海]

Aegean Sea

Hǎinígēn

海尼根

[海尼根]

Heineken (Dutch brewing company)
see also 喜力 ( Xǐlì)

Bóhǎiwān

渤海湾

[渤海灣]

Bohai Bay

Hǎinán Shěng

海南省

[海南省]

Hainan Province, in South China Sea, abbr. 瓊／琼 ( Qióng), capital Haikou 海口 ( Hǎikǒu)

Nánjí Hǎi

南极海

[南極海]

Southern Ocean

Hǎifēngxiàn

海丰县

[海豐縣]

Haifeng county in Shanwei 汕尾, Guangdong

qiūhǎitáng

秋海棠

[秋海棠]

begonia

hǎidǐyē

海底椰

[海底椰]

coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)

Oūhǎiqū

瓯海区

[甌海區]

Ouhai district of Wenzhou city 溫州市／温州市 ( Wēnzhōushì), Zhejiang

Hǎizhū Qū

海珠区

[海珠區]

Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

Dìwèn Hǎi

帝汶海

[帝汶海]

Timor Sea

Dōnghǎixiàn

东海县

[東海縣]

Donghai county in Lianyungang 連雲港／连云港 ( Liányúngǎng), Jiangsu

Shānhǎiguān

山海关

[山海關]

Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

hǎixiānjiàng

海鲜酱

[海鮮醬]

hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce)
seafood sauce

Běihǎishì

北海市

[北海市]

Beihai prefecture-level city and seaport in Guangxi

Dōnghǎi'àn

东海岸

[東海岸]

East Coast

Hǎijīhuì

海基会

[海基會]

Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), semi-official organization established by the ROC government in Taiwan

Tánghǎixiàn

唐海县

[唐海縣]

Tanghai county in Tangshan 唐山 ( Tángshān), Hebei

bānhǎibào

斑海豹

[斑海豹]

spotted seal (Phoca largha)

kuāhǎikǒu

夸海口

[誇海口]

to boast
to talk big

hǎimiántǐ

海绵体

[海綿體]

erectile tissue (genital)
corpus cavernosum

Zhōngguó Hǎi

中国海

[中國海]

the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)

Tōnghǎixiàn

通海县

[通海縣]

Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

Yàsù Hǎi

亚速海

[亞速海]

Sea of Azov in southern Russia

Bāndá Hǎi

班达海

[班達海]

Banda Sea, in the East Indian Archipelago

Línhǎishì

临海市

[臨海市]

Linhai, county-level city in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

hǎishāwū

海砂屋

[海砂屋]

house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand

Hǎidǐlāo

海底捞

[海底撈]

Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994

Hǎitúnzuò

海豚座

[海豚座]

Delphinus (constellation)

hǎiyángxué

海洋学

[海洋學]

oceanography

Hǎisēnbó

海森伯

[海森伯]

Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976), German physicist

Hǎiduānxiāng

海端乡

[海端鄉]

Haiduan or Haituan township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

Hǎiyáng Shì

海阳市

[海陽市]

Haiyang, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台 ( Yāntāi), Shandong

Chénghǎi Hú

程海湖

[程海湖]

Chenghai Lake in Lijiang 麗江市／丽江市, Hunan

Xīngxiù Hǎi

星宿海

[星宿海]

Xingxiuhai Basin in Qinghai, more than 4000m above sea level, featuring numerous lakes large and small

Hǎinánzhōu

海南州

[海南州]

see 海南藏族自治州 ( Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu)

hǎinèiwài

海内外

[海內外]

domestic and international; at home and abroad

hǎiguāzǐ

海瓜子

[海瓜子]

Tellina iridescens (a bivalve mollusk)
any similar small clam

Liúqiú Hǎi

琉球海

[琉球海]

Ryūkyū Sea
refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島／琉球群岛 ( Liúqiú Qúndǎo) stretching from Japan to Taiwan

Sūn Jìhǎi

孙继海

[孫繼海]

Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)

hǎiluòyīn

海洛因

[海洛因]

heroin (loanword)

hǎi'ànxiàn

海岸线

[海岸線]

coastline
seaboard
shoreline

Hǎixīngxiàn

海兴县

[海興縣]

Haixing county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

Báilìng Hǎi

白令海

[白令海]

Bering Sea

Zhènhǎiqū

镇海区

[鎮海區]

Zhenhai district of Ningbo city 寧波市／宁波市 ( Níngbōshì), Zhejiang

hǎizéibǎn

海贼版

[海賊版]

pirate version
bootleg

Nínghǎixiàn

宁海县

[寧海縣]

Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波／宁波 ( Níngbō), Zhejiang

Fēilúnhǎi

飞轮海

[飛輪海]

Fahrenheit, Taiwan pop group, from 2005

Wēihǎiwèi

威海卫

[威海衛]

Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong

Hǎidébǎo

海德保

[海德保]

Heidelberg (Germany)

Lónghǎishì

龙海市

[龍海市]

Longhai, county-level city in Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian

Hǎishìchù

海事处

[海事處]

Marine Department (Hong Kong)

hǎihuánggēng

海皇羹

[海皇羹]

Cantonese seafood soup

Shānhǎi Jīng

山海经

[山海經]

Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

Dìnghǎiqū

定海区

[定海區]

Dinghai district of Zhoushan city 舟山市 ( Zhōushānshì), Zhejiang

hǎichángzi

海肠子

[海腸子]

(coll.) marine worm resembling intestines such as the spoon worm (echiuroid) or the peanut worm (Sipunculus nudus)

Zhōngnánhǎi

中南海

[中南海]

Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council

yánhǎizhōu

沿海州

[沿海州]

coastal region
refers to Russian far east Primorsky Krai

hǎikōngjūn

海空军

[海空軍]

navy and air force

Línghǎishì

凌海市

[凌海市]

Linghai, county-level city in Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, Liaoning

zhōnghǎiyóu

中海油

[中海油]

China National Offshore Oil Corporation

Hǎisēnbǎo

海森堡

[海森堡]

Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976), German physicist

Shànghǎishì

上海市

[上海市]

Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬／沪

Nièhǎihuā

孽海花

[孽海花]

A Flower in a Sinful Sea, late-Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮 ( Jīn Tiānhē) and Zeng Pu 曾樸／曾朴 ( Zēng Pǔ)

Hǎiménshì

海门市

[海門市]

Haimen, county-level city in Nantong 南通 ( Nántōng), Jiangsu

hǎipiāoxiāo

海螵蛸

[海螵蛸]

cuttlebone (used in TCM)

Yáohǎi Qū

瑶海区

[瑤海區]

Yaohai, a district of Hefei City 合肥市 ( Héféi Shì), Anhui

Hǎishēnwǎi

海参崴

[海參崴]

Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 ( Fúlādíwòsītuōkè)

Nánhǎi Qū

南海区

[南海區]

Nanhai, a district of Foshan 佛山市 ( Foshán Shì), Guangdong

hǎishìjú

海事局

[海事局]

PRC Maritime Safety Agency

Hǎicāng Qū

海沧区

[海滄區]

Haicang, a district of Xiamen City 廈門市／厦门市 ( Xiàmèn Shì), Fujian

Hǎinán Qū

海南区

[海南區]

Hainan District of Wuhait City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia

hǎilùkòng

海陆空

[海陸空]

sea land air (transport, or military operations)

hǎilúcí

海鸬鹚

[海鸕鶿]

(bird species of China) pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)

Hǎi'ānxiàn

海安县

[海安縣]

Hai'an county in Nantong 南通 ( Nántōng), Jiangsu

hǎinányán

海南鳽

[海南鳽]

(bird species of China) white-eared night heron (Gorsachius magnificus)

Yínhǎiqū

银海区

[銀海區]

Yinhai district of Beihai city 北海市 ( Běihǎishì), Guangxi

guānhǎiquè

冠海雀

[冠海雀]

(bird species of China) Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)

Hǎiyàn Xiàn

海晏县

[海晏縣]

Haiyan County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Hǎigǎngqū

海港区

[海港區]

harbor district
Haigang district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

Wēihǎishì

威海市

[威海市]

Weihai, prefecture-level city in Shandong

Hǎinánquán

海南鳈

[海南鰁]

Sarcocheilichthys hainanensis, a species of cyprinid fish found in China, Laos and Vietnam

hǎimiánzhuàng

海绵状

[海綿狀]

spongy

Fúhǎixiàn

福海县

[福海縣]

Fuhai county or Burultoqay nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alètàidìqū), Xinjiang

Qīnghǎi Hú

青海湖

[青海湖]

Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon)

Běihǎidào

北海道

[北海道]

Hokkaidō, Japan

An Déhǎi

安德海

[安德海]

An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后 ( Cíxǐtàihòu), executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后

Hǎiyánxiàn

海盐县

[海鹽縣]

Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興／嘉兴 ( Jiāxīng), Zhejiang

Mànhǎimǔ

曼海姆

[曼海姆]

Mannheim, German city at the confluence of Rhine and Neckar

Hǎiníngshì

海宁市

[海寧市]

Haining, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興／嘉兴 ( Jiāxīng), Zhejiang

hǎilùjūn

海陆军

[海陸軍]

navy and army
military force

Qiónghǎi Shì

琼海市

[瓊海市]

Qionghai City, Hainan

Hǎizéiwáng

海贼王

[海賊王]

One Piece (manga and anime)

Jìnghǎixiàn

静海县

[靜海縣]

Jinghai county in Tianjin 天津 ( Tiānjīn)

Chánghǎixiàn

长海县

[長海縣]

Changhai county in Dalian 大連／大连 ( Dàlián), Liaoning

Jiānghǎiqū

江海区

[江海區]

Jianghai district of Jiangmen city 江門市／江门市, Guangdong

dàhǎigōu

大海沟

[大海溝]

marine trench

Hǎizhōuqū

海州区

[海州區]

Haizhou district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市／连云港市 ( Liányúngǎngshì), Jiangsu
Haizhou district of Fuxin city 阜新市 ( Fùxīnshì), Liaoning

Xiǎn Xīnghǎi

冼星海

[冼星海]

Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱／黄河大合唱 ( Huáng Hé Dàhéchàng)

hǎiyēzi

海椰子

[海椰子]

coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)

Dìzhōng Hǎi

地中海

[地中海]

Mediterranean Sea

hǎijiànchuán

海监船

[海監船]

naval surveillance vessel
maritime patrol boat

hǎiwàibǎn

海外版

[海外版]

foreign edition (of a newspaper)

Hǎo Hǎidōng

郝海东

[郝海東]

Hao Haidong (1970-), former Chinese soccer player

hǎitángxíng

海棠形

[海棠形]

quatrefoil (usually elongated)

Wūliánghǎi

乌梁海

[烏梁海]

Mongol surname

Hǎilúnshì

海伦市

[海倫市]

Hailun, county-level city in Suihua 綏化／绥化, Heilongjiang

Hǎichéngqū

海城区

[海城區]

Haicheng district of Beihai city 北海市 ( Běihǎishì), Guangxi

zhùhǎibiān

住海边

[住海邊]

(fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)

Wūhǎi Shì

乌海市

[烏海市]

Wuhait or Wuhai prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

Měnghǎixiàn

勐海县

[勐海縣]

Menghai county in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture 西雙版納傣族自治州／西双版纳傣族自治州 ( Xīshuāngbǎnnà Dǎizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Bīnhǎixiàn

滨海县

[濱海縣]

Binhai county in Yancheng 鹽城／盐城 ( Yánchéng), Jiangsu

shǔhǎitún

鼠海豚

[鼠海豚]

porpoise

hǎiyùnfèi

海运费

[海運費]

shipping
sea transport

hǎilùbāo

海陆煲

[海陸煲]

sea and land hotpot (Jiangsu specialty)

Hǎidébǎo

海德堡

[海德堡]

Heidelberg

hǎipíngmiàn

海平面

[海平面]

sea level

xiànghǎibào

象海豹

[象海豹]

elephant seal

hǎimǎhuí

海马回

[海馬迴]

hippocampus

Hǎinán Dǎo

海南岛

[海南島]

Hainan Island in South China Sea

Hǎilíngqū

海陵区

[海陵區]

Hailing district of Taizhou city 泰州市 ( Tàizhōushì), Jiangsu

hǎiyángxìng

海洋性

[海洋性]

maritime

Shànghǎihuà

上海话

[上海話]

Shanghainese
Shanghai dialect

Hǎibówān

海勃湾

[海勃灣]

Haibowan District of Wuhait City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia

hǎikuòyú

海蛞蝓

[海蛞蝓]

sea slug

hǎicìqín

海刺芹

[海刺芹]

sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)

mǎhǎimáo

马海毛

[馬海毛]

mohair (loanword)

Hǎidǎoshì

海岛市

[海島市]

Municipality of the Islands (Macau)
Concelho das Ilhas

Chénghǎi Qū

澄海区

[澄海區]

Chenghai District of Shantou city 汕頭市／汕头市 ( Shàntóu Shì), Guangdong

Hǎimíngwēi

海明威

[海明威]

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist

Línhǎixiàn

临海县

[臨海縣]

Linhai county in east Zhejiang

hánghǎijiā

航海家

[航海家]

mariner
seafarer

hǎijūnguān

海军官

[海軍官]

naval officer

hánghǎizhě

航海者

[航海者]

navigator

shíchàhǎi

什刹海

[什剎海]

Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes

hǎibàokē

海豹科

[海豹科]

Phocidae, family within Carnivora including seal

hǎihúnshān

海魂衫

[海魂衫]

Breton shirt
sailor's striped shirt

Hǎidì Dǎo

海地岛

[海地島]

Hispaniola (Caribbean Island divided between Dominican Republic and Haiti)

Hǎijǐngjú

海警局

[海警局]

China Coast Guard

Hǎilā'ěr

海拉尔

[海拉爾]

Hailar District of Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市／呼伦贝尔市 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr Shì), Inner Mongolia

hǎiluòyīng

海洛英

[海洛英]

heroin (narcotic) (loanword)

Hǎi Xiéhuì

海协会

[海協會]

Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
abbr. for 海峽兩岸關係協會／海峡两岸关系协会 ( Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxi Xiéhuì)

hǎidǐlún

海底轮

[海底輪]

muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx

Huánghǎidào

黄海道

[黃海道]

former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954

hǎimǎtǐ

海马体

[海馬體]

hippocampus

bānhǎiquè

斑海雀

[斑海雀]

(bird species of China) long-billed murrelet (Brachyramphus perdix)

Hǎilínshì

海林市

[海林市]

Hailin, county-level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

hǎijūnlán

海军蓝

[海軍藍]

navy blue

Hǎixīzhōu

海西州

[海西州]

Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

Hǎichéngshì

海城市

[海城市]

Haicheng, county-level city in Anshan 鞍山 ( Anshān), Liaoning

Qǐhǎihuà

启海话

[啟海話]

Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai

Hǎibólì

海伯利

[海伯利]

Highbury (name)

Hǎiyuánxiàn

海原县

[海原縣]

Haiyuan county in Zhongwei 中衛／中卫 ( Zhōngwèi), Ningxia

Zhūhǎi Shì

珠海市

[珠海市]

Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省／广东省 ( Guǎngdōng Shěng) in south China

Hǎidiàn Qū

海淀区

[海淀區]

Haidian, a district of Beijing

pàngdàhǎi

胖大海

[胖大海]

malva nut
seed of Sterculia lychnophora

Rìběn Hǎi

日本海

[日本海]

Sea of Japan

Hǎishǔqū

海曙区

[海曙區]

Haishu district of Ningbo city 寧波市／宁波市 ( Níngbōshì), Zhejiang

Nán Hǎizi

南海子

[南海子]

Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海 ( Cǎohǎi), 南苑 ( Nányuàn) and the Nanhaizi Wetland in Baotou, Inner Mongolia

hǎibǎihé

海百合

[海百合]

sea lily
crinoid

dìzhōnghǎi

地中海

[地中海]

(coll.) bald crown; male pattern baldness

Hǎiwángxīng

海王星

[海王星]

Neptune (planet)

hǎilìzi

海蛎子

[海蠣子]

oyster

hǎidōngqīng

海东青

[海東青]

(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

xuéhǎifànzhōu

学海泛舟

[學海泛舟]

sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)

Jīngwèitiánhǎi

精卫填海

[精衛填海]

lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
task of Sisyphus
determination in the face of impossible odds

Běihǎi Jiànduì

北海舰队

[北海艦隊]

North Sea Fleet

Hǎibù Jùnshù

海部俊树

[海部俊樹]

KAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991

dàhǎilāozhēn

大海捞针

[大海撈針]

lit. to fish a needle from the sea
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

shítóudàhǎi

石投大海

[石投大海]

to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea
to vanish forever without trace

Róufó Hǎixiá

柔佛海峡

[柔佛海峽]

Straits of Johor (between Malaysia and Singapore)

hǎishuǐdàoguàn

海水倒灌

[海水倒灌]

saltwater intrusion

dāoshānhuǒhǎi

刀山火海

[刀山火海]

lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
fig. extreme danger (idiom)

hàorúyānhǎi

浩如烟海

[浩如煙海]

vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

Huáihǎi Zhànyì

淮海战役

[淮海戰役]

Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war

mántiānguòhǎi

瞒天过海

[瞞天過海]

to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)
to achieve one's aim by underhanded means

húchīhǎisāi

胡吃海塞

[胡吃海塞]

to stuff oneself with food

kuānwěnhǎitún

宽吻海豚

[寬吻海豚]

bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Aì'ěrlán Hǎi

爱尔兰海

[愛爾蘭海]

Irish Sea between Ireland and north England

Gǔgēnhǎimǔ

古根海姆

[古根海姆]

Guggenheim (name)

dìnghǎishénzhēn

定海神针

[定海神針]

another name for 金箍棒 (jīngūbàng)
(fig.) stabilizing force

Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn

象牙海岸

[象牙海岸]

Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)

hǎiguānbùmén

海关部门

[海關部門]

customs section

biǎnzuǐhǎiquè

扁嘴海雀

[扁嘴海雀]

(bird species of China) ancient murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus)

sìhǎipiāolíng

四海飘零

[四海飄零]

drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

Bōfútè Hǎi

波弗特海

[波弗特海]

Beaufort Sea (off Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territory)

báifùhǎidiāo

白腹海雕

[白腹海鵰]

(bird species of China) white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

píngbíhǎitún

瓶鼻海豚

[瓶鼻海豚]

bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Tètísī Hǎi

特提斯海

[特提斯海]

Tethys (pre-Cambrian ocean)

cānghǎiyīsù

沧海一粟

[滄海一粟]

a drop in the ocean (idiom)

bìhǎiqīngtiān

碧海青天

[碧海青天]

green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
loneliness of faithful widow

Shànghǎi Dàxué

上海大学

[上海大學]

Shanghai University

Tiānyá Hǎijiǎo

天涯海角

[天涯海角]

Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞／三亚 ( Sānyā)

hǎidǐlāoyuè

海底捞月

[海底撈月]

see 水中撈月／水中捞月 (shuǐzhōnglāoyuè)

shīshān-xuèhǎi

尸山血海

[屍山血海]

lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom)
fig. a scene of wholesale slaughter

shēnhǎiyāncōng

深海烟囱

[深海煙囪]

deep-sea vent
black smoker

Hǎidé Gōngyuán

海德公园

[海德公園]

Hyde Park

céngjīngcānghǎi

曾经沧海

[曾經滄海]

lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

Bōluódì Hǎi

波罗的海

[波羅的海]

Baltic Sea

Alābó Hǎi

阿拉伯海

[阿拉伯海]

Arabian Sea

hóumén-sìhǎi

侯门似海

[侯門似海]

lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people

hǎijiǎotiānyá

海角天涯

[海角天涯]

see 天涯海角 (tiānyáhǎijiǎo)

wénshānhuìhǎi

文山会海

[文山會海]

a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)

húchīhǎihē

胡吃海喝

[胡吃海喝]

to eat and drink gluttonously
to pig out

jùhǎishàngé

巨海扇蛤

[巨海扇蛤]

great scallop (Pecten maxiumus)
king scallop

Hǎilā'ěr Qū

海拉尔区

[海拉爾區]

Hailar District of Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市／呼伦贝尔市 ( Hūlúnbèi'ěr Shì), Inner Mongolia

hǎishìfǎyuàn

海事法院

[海事法院]

maritime court

hǎitúwéikěn

海涂围垦

[海塗圍墾]

tideland reclamation

hǎijūnshàngxiào

海军上校

[海軍上校]

captain (= UK and US Navy equivalent)

hènhǎinántián

恨海难填

[恨海難填]

sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom); irreconcilable division

shíchéndàhǎi

石沉大海

[石沉大海]

lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
fig. to elicit no response

níniúrùhǎi

泥牛入海

[泥牛入海]

lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning

Huáng Hǎinándào

黄海南道

[黃海南道]

South Hwanghae Province of west North Korea

Hǎidégé'ěr

海德格尔

[海德格爾]

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), German philosopher

kuāxiahǎikǒu

夸下海口

[誇下海口]

see 誇海口／夸海口 (kuāhǎikǒu)

hǎiguānguānyuán

海关官员

[海關官員]

customs officer

hǎijūnzhōngxiào

海军中校

[海軍中校]

commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent)

hǎishàngqíshū

海上奇书

[海上奇書]

literary journal published in 1892-93 by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶／韩邦庆 featuring serialized novels in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular

Huáihǎidìqū

淮海地区

[淮海地區]

Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州 ( Xúzhōu), including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces

rénshānrénhǎi

人山人海

[人山人海]

(idiom) multitude; vast crowd

huángjiāhǎijūn

皇家海军

[皇家海軍]

Royal Navy (UK)

yìngrùnǎohǎi

映入脑海

[映入腦海]

to come to mind
to come to one's attention

jiǎozuǐhǎiquè

角嘴海雀

[角嘴海雀]

(bird species of China) rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata)

Jiālái Hǎixiá

加来海峡

[加來海峽]

Strait of Calais in the English channel
Strait of Dover
Pas-de-Calais, département of France

sìhǎiwéijiā

四海为家

[四海為家]

to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
to feel at home anywhere
to roam about unconstrained
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

Hǎidé'ěrbǎo

海德尔堡

[海德爾堡]

Heidelberg

zhànshānhánghǎi

栈山航海

[棧山航海]

to have a long and hard journey (idiom)

Nánhǎi Jiànduì

南海舰队

[南海艦隊]

South Sea Fleet

Huáng Hǎiběidào

黄海北道

[黃海北道]

North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea

páishāndǎohǎi

排山倒海

[排山倒海]

lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
fig. gigantic
of spectacular significance

shānzhēnhǎicuò

山珍海错

[山珍海錯]

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

Sǐhǎigǔjuàn

死海古卷

[死海古卷]

Dead Sea Scrolls

hǎikū-shílàn

海枯石烂

[海枯石爛]

lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)
fig. forever; until the end of time

hǔtóuhǎidiāo

虎头海雕

[虎頭海鵰]

(bird species of China) Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

hǎixīngjīchǎng

海星机场

[海星機場]

nickname of Beijing Daxing International Airport 北京大興國際機場／北京大兴国际机场 ( Běijīng Dàxīng Guójì Jīchǎng), whose terminal building looks like a giant alien starfish

Hǎinánliǔyīng

海南柳莺

[海南柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)

huànhǎifēngbō

宦海风波

[宦海風波]

lit. raging sea of bureaucracy
officials causing a big fuss

hǎiwài Huárén

海外华人

[海外華人]

overseas Chinese

shānménghǎishì

山盟海誓

[山盟海誓]

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods

rénhǎizhànshù

人海战术

[人海戰術]

(military) human wave attack

bǎichuānguīhǎi

百川归海

[百川歸海]

all things tend in one direction (idiom)

mùkōngsìhǎi

目空四海

[目空四海]

the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
condescending
supercilious

hǎiwàichìzǐ

海外赤子

[海外赤子]

patriotic overseas compatriot

Hǎibówān Qū

海勃湾区

[海勃灣區]

Haibowan District of Wuhait City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia

hánghǎiniánbiǎo

航海年表

[航海年表]

nautical ephemeris

sìhǎijiēzhǔn

四海皆准

[四海皆准]

appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
a panacea

yùdàihǎidiāo

玉带海雕

[玉帶海鵰]

(bird species of China) Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

Huòkèhǎimǔ

霍克海姆

[霍克海姆]

Horkheimer (philosopher)

Dōng Zhōngguó Hǎi

东中国海

[東中國海]

East China sea

méngshānshìhǎi

盟山誓海

[盟山誓海]

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods

héqīnghǎiyàn

河清海晏

[河清海晏]

the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm
the world is at peace (idiom)

Lǒng Hǎitiělù

陇海铁路

[隴海鐵路]

Jiangsu-Gansu railway

Duìmǎ Hǎixiá

对马海峡

[對馬海峽]

Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea

Zhōnghuá Zìhǎi

中华字海

[中華字海]

Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994

fānjiāngdǎohǎi

翻江倒海

[翻江倒海]

lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)
fig. overwhelming
earth-shattering
in a spectacular mess

hǎibàobùduì

海豹部队

[海豹部隊]

United States Navy SEALs

hǎishìshānméng

海誓山盟

[海誓山盟]

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods

dàoshānxuéhǎi

道山学海

[道山學海]

mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
ars longa, vita brevis

yánhǎidìqū

沿海地区

[沿海地區]

coastland
coastal areas

Huángjīn Hǎi'àn

黄金海岸

[黃金海岸]

name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)

zhōngyānghǎilǐng

中央海岭

[中央海嶺]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

kǔhǎimángmáng

苦海茫茫

[苦海茫茫]

sea of bitterness is vast (idiom)

lùhǎikōngjūn

陆海空军

[陸海空軍]

army, navy and air force

hēihǎifānyā

黑海番鸭

[黑海番鴨]

(bird species of China) black scoter (Melanitta nigra)

hǎishìshènlóu

海市蜃楼

[海市蜃樓]

mirage (lit. or fig.)

hǎidǐkuòzhāng

海底扩张

[海底擴張]

seafloor spreading (geology)

yíshāndǎohǎi

移山倒海

[移山倒海]

lit. to move mountains and drain seas
to transform nature

yángmíngsìhǎi

扬名四海

[揚名四海]

known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous

hǎidǐlāozhēn

海底捞针

[海底撈針]

see 大海撈針／大海捞针 (dàhǎilāozhēn)

hǎijūndàxiào

海军大校

[海軍大校]

commodore (= US Navy equivalent)

Dōnghǎi Dàqiáo

东海大桥

[東海大橋]

Donghai Bridge, 32.5 km bridge between Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port

shēnhǎiwéiwǎng

深海围网

[深海圍網]

purse-seine net (fishing)

wénjiāngxuéhǎi

文江学海

[文江學海]

river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis

hǎinàbǎichuān

海纳百川

[海納百川]

all rivers run into the sea
use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

Shānhǎiguānqū

山海关区

[山海關區]

Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

shānzhēnhǎiwèi

山珍海味

[山珍海味]

exotic delicacies
luxury foodstuff from distant locations

Kěkětuōhǎi

可可托海

[可可托海]

Keketuohai town in Fuyun county 富蘊縣／富蕴县 ( Fùyùnxiàn), Altay prefecture, Xinjiang

wǔhúsìhǎi

五湖四海

[五湖四海]

all parts of the country

Dádá Hǎixiá

鞑靼海峡

[韃靼海峽]

Strait of Tartary between Sakhalin and Russian mainland

Báilìng Hǎixiá

白令海峡

[白令海峽]

the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

tiānnán-hǎiběi

天南海北

[天南海北]

see 天南地北 (tiānnān-dibēi)

kuàhǎidàqiáo

跨海大桥

[跨海大橋]

bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)

hǎishàngyùndòng

海上运动

[海上運動]

water sports (sailing, windsurfing etc)

Bālúnzhī Hǎi

巴伦支海

[巴倫支海]

Barents Sea

hǎiwānguójiā

海湾国家

[海灣國家]

nations of the Persian Gulf
Gulf states

Chángróng Hǎiyùn

长荣海运

[長榮海運]

Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan shipping line)

Jiālèbǐ Hǎi

加勒比海

[加勒比海]

Caribbean Sea

cānghǎisāngtián

沧海桑田

[滄海桑田]

lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
fig. the transformations of the world

Elè Hǎixiá

厄勒海峡

[厄勒海峽]

Øresund
The Sound (strait between Denmark and Sweden)

shāngāohǎishēn

山高海深

[山高海深]

high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty

jiānghéhúhǎi

江河湖海

[江河湖海]

rivers, lakes and oceans
bodies of water

Hǎinán Dàxué

海南大学

[海南大學]

Hainan University

Shànghǎibáicài

上海白菜

[上海白菜]

baby bok choy
Shanghai bok choy

hǎishuǐyǎngzhí

海水养殖

[海水養殖]

aquaculture

Hǎimián Bǎobǎo

海绵宝宝

[海綿寶寶]

SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)

Hǎi Ruìbàguān

海瑞罢官

[海瑞罷官]

Hai Rui dismissed from office, 1960 historical play by historian Wu Han 吳晗／吴晗

cùhǎishēngbō

醋海生波

[醋海生波]

lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)

Táiwān Hǎixiá

台湾海峡

[台灣海峽]

Taiwan Strait

míngyángsìhǎi

名扬四海

[名揚四海]

to become known far and wide (idiom)
famous

Bāshì Hǎixiá

巴士海峡

[巴士海峽]

Bashi Channel in the northern part of the Luzon Strait, just south of Taiwan

Andámàn Hǎi

安达曼海

[安達曼海]

Andaman Sea

Hǎi'ěrdélán

海尔德兰

[海爾德蘭]

Gelderland, province of the Netherlands

tiānyáhǎijiǎo

天涯海角

[天涯海角]

the ends of the earth
separated worlds apart

Sēnhǎisè'ěr

森海塞尔

[森海塞爾]

Sennheiser (brand)

Hǎixiá Qúndǎo

海峡群岛

[海峽群島]

Channel Islands

Sǐhǎijīngjuàn

死海经卷

[死海經卷]

Dead Sea Scrolls

hǎiguānzǒngshǔ

海关总署

[海關總署]

General Administration of Customs (GAC)

Xùntā Hǎixiá

巽他海峡

[巽他海峽]

Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java

Hǎixiá Shíbào

海峡时报

[海峽時報]

The Straits Times

fúrú Dōng Hǎi

福如东海

[福如東海]

may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)

Qióngzhōu Hǎixiá

琼州海峡

[瓊州海峽]

Qiongzhou Strait (between Hainan Island and mainland China)

Lǐ Hǎidìyā

里海地鸦

[裡海地鴉]

(bird species of China) Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi)

Dōnghǎi Dàxué

东海大学

[東海大學]

Tunghai University (in Taichung, Taiwan)

tuōlíkǔhǎi

脱离苦海

[脫離苦海]

to escape from the abyss of suffering
to shed off a wretched plight

sìhǎishēngpíng

四海升平

[四海升平]

(idiom) the whole world is at peace

báitóuhǎidiāo

白头海雕

[白頭海鵰]

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the national bird of the United States

Cháoxiǎn Hǎixiá

朝鲜海峡

[朝鮮海峽]

Korea Strait
Tsushima Strait (between Japan and Korea)

hǎidàoxíngwéi

海盗行为

[海盜行為]

piracy

huǒhǎidāoshān

火海刀山

[火海刀山]

see 刀山火海 (dāoshānhuǒhǎi)

Xīnghǎi Zhēngbà

星海争霸

[星海爭霸]

StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)

báiwěihǎidiāo

白尾海雕

[白尾海鵰]

(bird species of China) white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

Lüsòng Hǎixiá

吕宋海峡

[呂宋海峽]

Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines)

hǎijūnshàoxiào

海军少校

[海軍少校]

lieutenant commander

dǎohǎifānjiāng

倒海翻江

[倒海翻江]

see 翻江倒海 (fānjiāngdǎohǎi)

hǎikuòtiānkōng

海阔天空

[海闊天空]

wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
the whole wide world
chatting about everything under the sun

fēishēnghǎiwài

蜚声海外

[蜚聲海外]

famous at home and abroad

xuéhǎiwúyá

学海无涯

[學海無涯]

sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn
ars longa, vita brevis

Hǎiwān Zhànzhēng

海湾战争

[海灣戰爭]

(Persian) Gulf War

cānghǎiyízhū

沧海遗珠

[滄海遺珠]

undiscovered talent (idiom)

Dōnghǎi Jiànduì

东海舰队

[東海艦隊]

East Sea Fleet

Hǎiyúgésōng

海于格松

[海于格松]

Haugesund (city in Rogaland, Norway)

Bīnhǎixīnqū

滨海新区

[濱海新區]

Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin

Hǎilún· Kǎilè

海伦·凯勒

[海倫·凱勒]

Helen Keller (1880-1968), famous American deaf-blind author and activist (whose story is told in biopic The Miracle Worker)

Sīwén· Hǎidìng

斯文·海定

[斯文·海定]

Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭／楼兰 ( Lóulán)
also written 斯文·赫定

An· Hǎisèwēi

安·海瑟薇

[安·海瑟薇]

see 安妮·海瑟薇 ( Anní· Hǎisèwēi)

hǎikōngjūnjīdì

海空军基地

[海空軍基地]

naval and air military base

Zhōngguó Hánghǎirì

中国航海日

[中國航海日]

Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和／郑和 ( Zhèng Hé) in 1405 AD

Aì'àoníyà Hǎi

爱奥尼亚海

[愛奧尼亞海]

Ionian Sea between Italy and Greece

Hǎidiàn Túshūchéng

海淀图书城

[海淀圖書城]

Haidian Book City, Beijing bookstore

Bīnhǎi Biānjiāngqū

滨海边疆区

[濱海邊疆區]

Primorsky Krai (Russian territory whose administrative center is Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克)

Kǎntǎbùliánhǎi

坎塔布连海

[坎塔布連海]

Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico)

Ehuòcìkè Hǎi

鄂霍次克海

[鄂霍次克海]

Sea of Okhotsk

Hǎinánshānzhègū

海南山鹧鸪

[海南山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens)

Hǎishàng Huā Lièzhuàn

海上花列传

[海上花列傳]

The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶／韩邦庆 ( Hán Bāngqìng), long novel of lower life in Classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular
translated into Putonghua as 海上花 by Iris Chang

Kěkětuōhǎizhèn

可可托海镇

[可可托海鎮]

Keketuohai town in Fuyun county 富蘊縣／富蕴县 ( Fùyùnxiàn), Altay prefecture, Xinjiang

Zhōngguóhǎishìjú

中国海事局

[中國海事局]

PRC Maritime Safety Agency

Yīngjílì Hǎixiá

英吉利海峡

[英吉利海峽]

English Channel

Acíhǎimòzhèng

阿茨海默症

[阿茨海默症]

Alzheimer's disease

Azīhǎimòzhèng

阿兹海默症

[阿茲海默症]

Alzheimer's disease (Tw)

Hǎinánkǒngquèzhì

海南孔雀雉

[海南孔雀雉]

(bird species of China) Hainan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae)

Mòxīná Hǎixiá

墨西拿海峡

[墨西拿海峽]

Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily

hǎi'ànjǐngwèiduì

海岸警卫队

[海岸警衛隊]

coastguard

Mǎliùjiǎ Hǎixiá

马六甲海峡

[馬六甲海峽]

Strait of Malacca

Hǎinánlánxiānwēng

海南蓝仙鹟

[海南藍仙鶲]

(bird species of China) Hainan blue flycatcher (Cyornis hainanus)

hǎiyángxìngpínxuè

海洋性贫血

[海洋性貧血]

thalassemia

Jiālǐlèiyà Hǎi

加里肋亚海

[加里肋亞海]

Sea of Galilee

Aěrcíhǎimò

阿尔茨海默

[阿爾茨海默]

Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist

hǎi'ànhùwèiduì

海岸护卫队

[海岸護衛隊]

coast guard

Línhǎi Shuǐtǔzhì

临海水土志

[臨海水土誌]

Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩／沈莹

Shànghǎi Tǐyùchǎng

上海体育场

[上海體育場]

Shanghai Stadium

Mǎ'ěrmǎlā Hǎi

马尔马拉海

[馬爾馬拉海]

Sea of Marmara

hǎijūnlùzhànduì

海军陆战队

[海軍陸戰隊]

marine corps
marines

Guójiā Hǎiyángjú

国家海洋局

[國家海洋局]

State Oceanic Administration (PRC)

bānliǎnhǎifānyā

斑脸海番鸭

[斑臉海番鴨]

(bird species of China) white-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)

hǎiyángxìngqìhòu

海洋性气候

[海洋性氣候]

maritime climate

Yàdélǐyà Hǎi

亚得里亚海

[亞得里亞海]

Adriatic Sea

Alāfúlā Hǎi

阿拉弗拉海

[阿拉弗拉海]

Arafura Sea

Xīn Hǎixiá Shíbào

新海峡时报

[新海峽時報]

New Strait Times (newspaper)

Míndānà'é Hǎi

民答那峨海

[民答那峨海]

Mindanao Sea

Shànghǎi Dàjùyuàn

上海大剧院

[上海大劇院]

Shanghai Grand Theater

hǎixiāngchénjīwù

海相沉积物

[海相沉積物]

oceanic sediment (geology)

Dìzhōng Hǎipínxuè

地中海贫血

[地中海貧血]

thalassemia (medicine)

hǎidǐkuòzhāngshuō

海底扩张说

[海底擴張說]

theory of seafloor spreading (geology)

lùhǎikōngsānjūn

陆海空三军

[陸海空三軍]

army, navy, air force

Dìlèní'ān Hǎi

第勒尼安海

[第勒尼安海]

Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland

hēichāwěihǎiyàn

黑叉尾海燕

[黑叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)

Anní· Hǎisèwēi

安妮·海瑟薇

[安妮·海瑟薇]

Anne Hathaway (1982-), American actress

hèchìchāwěihǎiyàn

褐翅叉尾海燕

[褐翅叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)

Shànghǎi Yīkē Dàxué

上海医科大学

[上海醫科大學]

Shanghai Medical University

Shànghǎi Jiāotōng Dàxué

上海交通大学

[上海交通大學]

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

niúhǎimiánzhuàngnǎobìng

牛海绵状脑病

[牛海綿狀腦病]

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE
mad cow disease

Aěrcíhǎimòzhèng

阿尔茨海默症

[阿爾茨海默症]

Alzheimer's disease
senile dementia

hǎiyángwēnchāfādiàn

海洋温差发电

[海洋溫差發電]

ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

Zhíbùluótuó Hǎixiá

直布罗陀海峡

[直布羅陀海峽]

Strait of Gibraltar

Mǎlìyànà Hǎigōu

马利亚纳海沟

[馬利亞納海溝]

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

Shànghǎi Cáijīng Dàxué

上海财经大学

[上海財經大學]

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)

yánshāhǎikuídúsù

岩沙海葵毒素

[岩沙海葵毒素]

palytoxin

báiyāochāwěihǎiyàn

白腰叉尾海燕

[白腰叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng

海水不可斗量

[海水不可斗量]

see 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 (rénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng)

Mǎlǐyànà Hǎigōu

马里亚纳海沟

[馬里亞納海溝]

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

yānhēichāwěihǎiyàn

烟黑叉尾海燕

[煙黑叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

Dōng Tàipíng Yáng Hǎilóng

东太平洋海隆

[東太平洋海隆]

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

Rìběnchāwěihǎiyàn

日本叉尾海燕

[日本叉尾海燕]

(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)

Aěrcíhǎimòbìng

阿尔茨海默病

[阿爾茨海默病]

Alzheimer's disease
senile dementia

Huán Bóhǎi Wān Dìqū

环渤海湾地区

[環渤海灣地區]

Bohai Economic Rim (economic region including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong)

Shànghǎi Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn

上海音乐学院

[上海音樂學院]

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Lüsāi'ěrsīhǎimǔ

吕塞尔斯海姆

[呂塞爾斯海姆]

Rüsselsheim, city in Germany

Guójì Hǎishì Zǔzhī

国际海事组织

[國際海事組織]

International Maritime Organization

Shìjiè Hǎiguān Zǔzhī

世界海关组织

[世界海關組織]

World Customs Organization

Huò'ěrmùzī Hǎixiá

霍尔木兹海峡

[霍爾木茲海峽]

Strait of Hormuz

Shànghǎi Hézuò Zǔzhī

上海合作组织

[上海合作組織]

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Dádání'ěr Hǎixiá

达达尼尔海峡

[達達尼爾海峽]

Dardanelles Strait
Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı

Aòtèlǎngtuō Hǎixiá

奥特朗托海峡

[奧特朗托海峽]

Strait of Otranto between the heel of Italy and Albania

Guǎngdōng Hǎiyáng Dàxué

广东海洋大学

[廣東海洋大學]

Guangdong Ocean University

Shànghǎi Xìjù Xuéyuàn

上海戏剧学院

[上海戲劇學院]

Shanghai Theatrical Institute

sìhǎizhīnèijiēxiōngdì

四海之内皆兄弟

[四海之內皆兄弟]

all men are brothers

Aěrcíhǎimòshìzhèng

阿尔茨海默氏症

[阿爾茨海默氏症]

Alzheimer's disease
senile dementia

Aěrcíhǎimòshìbìng

阿尔茨海默氏病

[阿爾茨海默氏病]

Alzheimer's disease
senile dementia

fàngzhīsìhǎi'érjiēzhǔn

放之四海而皆准

[放之四海而皆準]

applicable anywhere (idiom)

Hǎixiá Jiāoliú Jījīnhuì

海峡交流基金会

[海峽交流基金會]

Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
abbr. to 海基會／海基会 ( Hǎijīhuì)

Shànghǎi Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ

上海证券交易所

[上海證券交易所]

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)

Jiānádà Huángjiā Hǎijūn

加拿大皇家海军

[加拿大皇家海軍]

Royal Canadian Navy

fàngzhīsìhǎi'érjiēzhǔn

放之四海而皆准

[放之四海而皆准]

appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
a panacea

Aěrcíhǎimòshìbìng

阿耳茨海默氏病

[阿耳茨海默氏病]

Alzheimer's disease

Měiguó Hǎi'àn Jǐngwèiduì

美国海岸警卫队

[美國海岸警衛隊]

United States Coast Guard

shàngdāoshān,xiàhuǒhǎi

上刀山，下火海

[上刀山，下火海]

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)
fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)

Bùlǐsītuō'ěr Hǎixiá

布里斯托尔海峡

[布里斯托爾海峽]

Bristol Channel in southwest England

Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu

海北藏族自治州

[海北藏族自治州]

Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-byang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

Shànghǎi Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué

上海外国语大学

[上海外國語大學]

Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)

Hǎinán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu

海南藏族自治州

[海南藏族自治州]

Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan Mtsho-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul), Qinghai

Bōsīpǔlǔsī Hǎixiá

波斯普鲁斯海峡

[波斯普魯斯海峽]

the Bosphorus (strait)

Liánhéguó Hǎiyángfǎ Gōngyuē

联合国海洋法公约

[聯合國海洋法公約]

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Shànghǎi Dì'èr Yīkē Dàxué

上海第二医科大学

[上海第二醫科大學]

Shanghai Second Medical University

Bùlǔkèhǎiwén Shíyànshì

布鲁克海文实验室

[布魯克海文實驗室]

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Fāzhǎn Yínháng

上海浦东发展银行

[上海浦東發展銀行]

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

Shànghǎi Zhènhuá Gǎngkǒu Jīxiè

上海振华港口机械

[上海振華港口機械]

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company

Shànghǎi Huánqiú Jīnróng Zhōngxīn

上海环球金融中心

[上海環球金融中心]

Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper

Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxi Xiéhuì

海峡两岸关系协会

[海峽兩岸關係協會]

PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)

Shànghǎi Qìchē Gōngyè Jítuán

上海汽车工业集团

[上海汽車工業集團]

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC)

Kù'ěrtè· Wǎ'ěrdéhǎimǔ

库尔特·瓦尔德海姆

[庫爾特·瓦爾德海姆]

Kurt Waldheim (1918-2007), Austrian diplomat and politician, secretary-general of UN 1972-1981, president of Austria 1986-1992

Bāxiānguòhǎi,gèxiǎnqínéng

八仙过海，各显其能

[八仙過海，各顯其能]

see 八仙過海，各顯神通／八仙过海，各显神通 ( Bāxiānguòhǎi,gèxiǎnshéntōng)

Bāxiānguòhǎi,gèxiǎnshéntōng

八仙过海，各显神通

[八仙過海，各顯神通]

lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn

中国人民解放军海军

[中國人民解放軍海軍]

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)

kǔhǎiwúbiān,huítóushì'àn

苦海无边，回头是岸

[苦海無邊，回頭是岸]

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
Repent and ye shall be saved!

Zhōngguó Hǎiyáng Shíyóu Zǒnggōngsī

中国海洋石油总公司

[中國海洋石油總公司]

CNOOC; China National Offshore Oil Corporation

Huángjiā Jiālèbǐ Hǎiyóulúngōngsī

皇家加勒比海游轮公司

[皇家加勒比海遊輪公司]

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Bùlǔkèhǎiwén Guójiā Shíyànshì

布鲁克海文国家实验室

[布魯克海文國家實驗室]

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu

海西蒙古族藏族自治州

[海西蒙古族藏族自治州]

Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

Shànghǎi Wénguǎng Xīnwén Chuánméi Jítuán

上海文广新闻传媒集团

[上海文廣新聞傳媒集團]

Shanghai Media Group

hǎinèicúnzhījǐ,tiānyáruòbǐlín

海内存知己，天涯若比邻

[海內存知己，天涯若比鄰]

close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
close in spirit although far away

rénbùkěmàoxiàng,hǎishuǐbùkědǒuliáng

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

[人不可貌相，海水不可斗量]

you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)

Shànghǎi Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ Zōnghé Gǔjià Zhǐshù

上海证券交易所综合股价指数

[上海證券交易所綜合股價指數]

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index

céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquè Wū Shānbùshìyún

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

[曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲]

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things