白令海峡

Traditional form:

白令海峽

Pinyin (reading):

Báilìng Hǎixiá

Definitions:

• the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

Characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 峡 - gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus

Traditional characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 峽 - gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus