Bohai

B3O1H4A1I1
US/ˈboʊhaɪ/

proper noun

Synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Bohai SeaBohai Bay
OriginChinese 渤海 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Bo Hai · alternative Pohai · alternative misspelling P'o-hai

  1. Synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

    Synonyms: Bohai Sea

  2. Synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea.

    Synonyms: Bohai Bay

  3. historicalA commandery of imperial China.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Bohai Sea

proper nounSynonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea.

Similar
Bohai Bay
Also see
bohai baybohai sea

Origin

  1. Chinese渤海
  2. EnglishBohai

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Bohai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohai

MLA

“Bohai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bohai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohai.

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