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1 Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qióng], capital Haikou 海口
2 Hainan Island
3 Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wū hǎi Shì], Inner Mongolia
4 Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hǎi nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

Idioms (20)

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量

rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng

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

侯门似海

hóu mén sì hǎi

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

八仙过海，各显神通

Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng

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

刀山火海

dāo shān huǒ hǎi

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

名扬四海

míng yáng sì hǎi

1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
2 famous

Sample Sentences

哇！那我想坐海盗船！还有，还有过山车！

wā ！nà wǒ xiǎng zuò hǎidàochuán ！háiyǒu ，háiyǒu guòshānchē ！

Wow! Then I want to ride on the pirate ship! And the rollercoaster!

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旁边那个，摆来摆去的，是升级版的海盗船。

pángbiān nàge ，bǎiláibǎiqù de ，shì shēngjíbǎn de hǎidàochuán 。

The one next to it that sways back and forth is an upgraded version of a pirate ship.

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哼，老娘我生下来就是海盗，而且这辈子只做海盗。你们就省省心吧。兄弟们，给我使出吃奶的劲儿，击沉无敌号！

hēng ，lǎoniáng wǒ shēng xiàlai jiùshì hǎidào ，érqiě zhèbèizi zhǐ zuò hǎidào 。nǐmen jiù shěngsheng xīn ba 。xiōngdì men ，gěi wǒ shǐchū chī nǎi de jìnr ，jīchén Wúdíhào ！

Hmph, this old lady came out of the womb a pirate and in this life, that’s all she’ll ever be. Save your breath. Men, give 'em everything you got. Sink ‘The Invincible’!

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