Etymology

Bohai

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Today it means: Synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Full definition →

Chinese 渤海
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  1. Chinese · derived from渤海
  2. English todayBohai

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 Sea

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