Haikou

== English == === Alternative forms === Hai-k'ou (Wade–Giles) === Etymology === From Mandarin 海口 (Hǎikǒu). === Pronunciation === enPR: hī′kō′ Hyphenation: Hai‧kou === Proper noun === Haikou The provincial capital and most populous prefecture-level city of Hainan province, China; located on the north side of Hainan island. ==== Synonyms ==== Hoihow (Postal, Cantonese) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Haikou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[3], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1214, column 1