Haikou

See also: Hai-k'ou

English

Alternative forms

(from Wade–Giles) Hai-k'ou

Etymology

From Mandarin 海口 (Hǎikǒu).

Proper noun

Haikou

The capital and most populous city of Hainan province, China; located on the north side of Hainan island.

Synonyms

(postal romanization, from Cantonese) Hoihow

Translations

a city in China

Arabic: هَايْكُو‎ m (hāykū), خَايْكُو‎ m (ḵāykū)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 海口 (hoi² hau²)

Mandarin: 海口 (zh) (Hǎikǒu)
Finnish: Haikou
Hungarian: Hajkou
Japanese: 海口 (ja) (かいこう, Kaikō)
Korean: 하이커우 (Haikeou), 해구 (Haegu)
Macedonian: Ха́јкоу n (Hájkou)
Russian: Хайко́у (ru) m (Xajkóu)
Vietnamese: Hải Khẩu
Zhuang: Haijgouj

Further reading

Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Haikou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-071262, OCLC 164337564, page 1214, column 1

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