Etymology

Yellow Sea

Today it means: A marginal sea of the Pacific between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. Full definition →

Chinese 黃海 /黄海
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  1. Chinese · calque of黃海 /黄海
  2. English todayYellow Sea

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

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