Bo'ai

Bo·ai

proper noun

A county of Jiaozuo, Henan, China.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Boai

  1. A county of Jiaozuo, Henan, China.

    ReTo was awarded contracts covering 4 villages in Bo’ai County, Jiaozuo City, located in Henan province.

    2020 August 27, “ReTo Eco-Solutions Completes Henan Province Sewage Treatment Projects”, in AP News, PR Newswire, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2022
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    HONAN COUNTY GRAIN -- Since 1965, Poai County has exceeded every year the grain output target set by the national agricultural development program. Grain and cotton output in 1969 set new records. Spring farming is now in full swing.

    [1970, Daily Report People's Republic of China, numbers 42-62, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6

    28. In February 1939, wealthy leaders in Kaifeng were beaten and executed by the Japanese for refusing payment. The entire business community in Bo'ai county was locked up until they paid their taxes. Li and Jiang 1987: 61.

    1994, Mobilizing the Masses: Building Revolution in Henan, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 426

    A sprinkler irrigates a corn field to mitigate the impact of drought brought by high temperatures, in Xiliangshi village of Boai county in Jiaozuo, Henan province, China June 20, 2022.

    [2022 July 5, Albee Zhang, Ella Cao, Ryan Woo, “Heatwaves expected to sweep northern China in next two weeks”, in Gerry Doyle, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2022, Asia Pacific

Origin

  1. Mandarin博愛 /博爱
  2. EnglishBo'ai

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 博愛 /博爱 (Bó'ài).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 博愛 /博爱
  • 博愛 /博爱 (bok³ oi³)county
Chinese Mandarin 博愛 /博爱
  • 博愛 /博爱 (Bó'ài)county

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Bo'ai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bo'ai

MLA

“Bo'ai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bo'ai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bo'ai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bo'ai.

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