The New Dictionary.
Search dictionary
Chinese/Dictionary entry

厄勒海峡

È lè Hǎi xiádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Øresund / The Sound (strait between Denmark and Sweden)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-48d1de884de5c319. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

厄勒海峽 厄勒海峡 [E4 le4 Hai3 xia2] /Øresund/The Sound (strait between Denmark and Sweden)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 厄勒海峽

  • 厄
    è

    distressed

  • 勒
    lè

    (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[lè kè sī])

    lēi

    to strap tightly / to bind

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 峡
    xiá

    gorge

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.