Bohai Sea

US/ˈboʊhaɪsiː/

proper noun

A gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northern Pacific Ocean beside Shandong, Hebei, Tianjin, and Liaoning on the northeastern coast of mainland China.

Similar
Bo HaiBohaiBohai BayBohai GulfGulf of BohaiGulf of ChihliGulf of Pechihli

Meanings

proper nounthe Bohai Sea

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

  1. A gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northern Pacific Ocean beside Shandong, Hebei, Tianjin, and Liaoning on the northeastern coast of mainland China.

    Another crisis, the deaths of 70 officers and sailors aboard submarine No. 361 in the Bo Hai Sea in late April, further illustrated Hu's new way of doing business, analysts said.

    2003 June 27, John Pomfret, “Chinese Leader Solidifies Power”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024, Politics
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    Bohai Sea is on the northeastern coast of China, bounded by Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas, so pollution there is slow to wash out to the ocean, exacerbating damage to local marine life.

    2009 June 22, “Oil slicks poisoning China's Bohai Sea - official”, in Emma Graham-Harrison, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 May 2022, Oil Report

    Then there is the question of the water quality in the Bohai Sea, a large basin that swirls into Beidaihe. “The water quality is bad,” said Prof. Wang Yamin, of Shandong University Marine College. Runoffs from chemical fertilizer plants have spoiled the sea in the last 30 or so years as China’s economy has grown, he said.

    2019 August 22, Jane Perlez, “At Mao’s Beach, China’s Leaders Still Make History as Lifeguards Hide From the Sun”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2019, Asia Pacific

    Synonyms: Bo Hai, Bohai, Bohai Bay, Bohai Gulf, Gulf of Bohai, Gulf of Chihli, Gulf of Pechihli

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northern Pacific Ocean beside Shandong, Hebei, Tianjin, and Liaoning on the northeastern coast of mainland China.

Similar
Bo HaiBohaiBohai BayBohai GulfGulf of BohaiGulf of ChihliGulf of Pechihli

Origin

  1. Chinese渤海
  2. EnglishBohai Sea

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 渤海 (Bóhǎi), from 渤 (Bó, “ancient sea name”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), with sea pleonastically distinguishing the meaning in English.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 渤海
  • 渤海 (but⁶ hoi²)gulf of the Yellow Sea
Chinese Mandarin 渤海, 北海
  • 渤海 (Bóhǎi)gulf of the Yellow Sea
  • 北海 (Běihǎi)gulf of the Yellow Sea
Hindi बोहाई सागर
  • बोहाई सागर (bohāī sāgar)gulf of the Yellow Sea
Japanese 渤海
  • 渤海 (Bokkai)gulf of the Yellow Sea
Polish Zatoka Pohaj
  • Zatoka Pohajgulf of the Yellow Sea
Cite this entry
APA

Bohai Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohai%20Sea

MLA

“Bohai Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohai%20Sea. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bohai Sea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohai%20Sea.

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