Dictionary

Beihai en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• bāʹhīʹ

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 北海 (Běihǎi, literally “North Sea”).

Meanings

1. A prefecture-level city of the Guangxi autonomous region, in southern China.
   • Wang Chiu-fu and his family of four finally arrived at Peihai Municipality in Kwangsi after much hardship. They received a warm reception from the local government and people. [1978 May 24 [1978 May 23], “Vietnamese Shoot at Overseas Chinese Refugee Boat”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 101, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Hong Kong WEN WEI PO, p 1, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Hong Kong Communist Press, page N 3:
   • The port was opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo Convention of 1876, and in the succeeding period a considerable traffic was developed by coolies and transport animals between Pei-hai and the Hsi Chiang Valley of Kwangsi Province. [1968, Theodore Shabad, “PEI-HAI”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 17, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 529, columns 1-2:
   • The city of Beihai in the southern province of Guangxi said in a statement online that the four boys — three of them aged 12 and one of them 11 — were searching in a city bay Saturday afternoon when they drowned. 2014 September 28, “4 boys in China drown while searching for eggs”, in AP News, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2022:
2. A lake in Beijing, China.
   • The pure waters of the Northern Lake (Pei-hai) originated in the Jade Spring Mountain and passed through the long Grand Canal and flowed through Shih-ch'a Lake. Then it fed into the Central Lake (Chung-hai) and the Southern Lake (Nan-hai), all the way to the Tung-tzu River. [1978, Chih-yen Hsia, translated by Liang-lao Dee, The Coldest Winter in Peking, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 311:
   • Beijing is changing fast to get ready for the Olympics -- definitely wander the hutongs before they are demolished. If you're looking for a cheap place to stay run by the nicest of people, try Downtown Backpackers (No. 85, Nanluogu Alley, Dongcheng District). It's in the middle of a nice little hutong area a short walk from the Houhai/Beihai Lakes area. 2006 September 3 [2006 July 26], Lili, quotee, “The Frugal Traveler Sees the World”, in The New York Times, National edition, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2023, Section 5/Travel, page 1:

Forms

Relateds

Zhongnanhai

Synonyms

Pakhoi (from Cantonese, Guangxi) · Pak Hoi · Pak-hoi

Translations (3)

yue 北海 (city in Guangxi) · cmn 北海 (city in Guangxi) · ru Бэйхай (city in Guangxi)