English Explanatory Dictionary

Bohai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈboʊhaɪ/ bōʹhī

Word forms

Bohai Bo Hai Pohai P'o-hai

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Bohai Sea Bohai Bay
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