Bo Hai

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 渤海 (Bóhǎi), from 渤 (Bó, “ancient sea name”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), divided to emphasize the meanings of the name's Chinese terms.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bo Hai

  1. Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
  2. Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea.
  3. (historical) Alternative form of Bohai, a commandery of imperial China.

Usage notes

The draft 4th edition of the IHO's Limits of Oceans and Seas recognizes Bo Hai as the official form of the gulf's name, but remains unratified and nonbinding.

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