English Explanatory Dictionary

Bohai Bay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in northeastern China
  2. A bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea near Tianjin, China.

Pronunciation

bǔʹhīʹ

Word forms

Bohai Bay Bo Hai Bay Pohai Bay

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 渤海灣 /渤海湾 (Bóhǎiwān), from 渤海 (Bó Hǎi, “Bohai Sea”) + 灣 /湾 (wān, “bay”).

Synonyms

Bohai Bohai Sea

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 渤海灣 /渤海湾 Chinese Mandarin: 渤海灣 /渤海湾
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