學海

Chinese

		learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology	ocean; sea
trad. (學海)		學	海
simp. (学海)		学	海

Etymology

From Fayan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuéhǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ hoi²

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuéhǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuéhǎi
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh²-hai³
    • Yale: sywé-hǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuehae
    • Palladius: сюэхай (sjuexaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hok⁶ hoi²
    • Yale: hohk hói
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ hoi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ hoi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/

Noun

學海

1. learning (as an ocean-like, endless and limitless process); sea of knowledge
2. (literary) erudition; scholarship
3. (literary) knowledgeable person; man-of-learning
4. (literary) academia; academic circles

Derived terms

• 學海無涯／学海无涯 (xuéhǎiwúyá)
• 學海無涯勤是岸／学海无涯勤是岸 (xuéhǎiwúyáqínshì'àn)
• 學海無涯苦作舟／学海无涯苦作舟
• 書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟／书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟