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Bo Hai en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /boʊ.haɪ/ (General-American)
• bōʹhīʹ (General-American)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 渤海 (Bóhǎi), from 渤 (Bó, “ancient sea name”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), divided to emphasize the meanings of the name's Chinese terms.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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   alt of synonym of Bohai Sea
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea.
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   alt of synonym of Bohai Bay
3. (alt-of, alternative, historical) Alternative form of Bohai, a commandery of imperial China.
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