Bohai

English

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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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Bohai

  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. (historical) A commandery of imperial China.
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