# Qinghai

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/ · frequency rank #82,698

## Definitions
1. A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
2. A large lake in Qinghai province, the largest in China.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青海 /靑海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/qinghai