Bohai

//ˈboʊhaɪ// name

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea.
  3. 3
    A commandery of imperial China. historical

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bohai baybohai sea

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"The Chinese mainland's coasts are surrounded by the Bohai sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China sea and the South China sea."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 渤海 (Bóhǎi), from 渤 (Bó, “ancient sea name”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”).

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