English Explanatory Dictionary

Yellow Sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A marginal sea of the Pacific between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula

Pronunciation

/ˌjɛləʊ ˈsiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yellow Sea.wav

Word forms

Yellow Sea the Yellow Sea

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 黃海 /黄海 (Huáng Hǎi), from 黃 /黄 (huáng, “yellow”) and 海 (hǎi, “sea”).

Synonyms

North China Sea

Related words

Yellow River
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