ch’inghai

noun

1. Wade-Giles. Qinghai.

noun Pinyin.

1. a province in W central China. 269,187 sq. mi. (697,194 sq. km). Capital: Xining.

noun

1. a province of NW China: consists largely of mountains and high plateaus. Capital: Xining. Pop: 5 340 000 (2003 est). Area: 721 000 sq km (278 400 sq miles)
2. the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Koko Nor