North China Sea

proper noun

the Yellow Sea

Similar
Yellow SeaWest SeaWest Korea SeaKorea West SeaKorean West SeaWest Korean SeaWest Sea of KoreaSea of Korea

Meanings

proper nounthe North China Sea
  1. the Yellow Sea

    Li, a past executive at JP Morgan Chase and Merrill Lynch’s China operations who has worked for several law firms in New York was blooded in commodities as a young man, working in the offshore oil fields of the North China sea prior to college.

    2014 March 31, Melanie Burton, Polly Yam, “NEWSMAKER-LME warehousing throws up roadblock for Charles Li”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2022, Breaking City News

    Synonyms: Yellow Sea, West Sea, West Korea Sea, Korea West Sea, Korean West Sea, West Korean Sea, West Sea of Korea, Sea of Korea

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounthe Yellow Sea

Similar
Yellow SeaWest SeaWest Korea SeaKorea West SeaKorean West SeaWest Korean SeaWest Sea of KoreaSea of KoreaKorean Sea
Also see

Origin

  1. Chinese北海“Bohai Sea”
  2. EnglishNorth China Sea

Calque of Chinese 北海 (Běihǎi, “Bohai Sea”), from 北 (“north”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), phrased in English with reference to the East China Sea and South China Sea.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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