Haikou

== English == === Alternative forms === Hai-k'ou (Wade–Giles) === Etymology === From Mandarin 海口 (Hǎikǒu). === Pronunciation === enPR: hīʹkōʹ Hyphenation: Hai‧kou === Proper noun === Haikou The capital and most populous city of Hainan province, China; located on the north side of Hainan island. ==== Synonyms ==== Hoihow (Postal Romanization, Cantonese) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Haikou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1214, column 1