Qinghai

== English == === Alternative forms === Tsinghai, Tsing-hai Chinghai, Ch'ing-hai (Wade–Giles) === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青海 / 靑海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/ enPR: chĭng′hī′ Rhymes: -aɪ Hyphenation: Qing‧hai === Proper noun === Qinghai A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Qinghai. A large lake in Qinghai province, the largest in China. Synonym: Qinghai Lake ==== Synonyms ==== Amdo (as a Tibetan region) Koko Nor, Koko-nur, Kokonor, (the lake, region and province, historical) ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === “Qinghai, Ch'ing-hai, Ching-hai, Ch'inghai, Chinghai, Tsinghai, Tsing-hai”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Qingjian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[10], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2546, column 3