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Bohai Sea

Bohai Sea

4.8
A part of the Yellow Sea near Beijing and Tianjin on China's northeast coast
  • proper noun
translation icon : mar de Bohai
  • The Bohai Sea is a critical region for shipping routes connecting northern China to the world.

Examples

  • Winter ice in the Bohai Sea can disrupt fishing and transportation.

  • The Bohai Sea is known for its rich marine biodiversity.

  • Many industrial cities are located along the coast of the Bohai Sea.

  • Many fishermen rely on the Bohai Sea for their livelihood.

  • Many industrial cities are located along the coast of the Bohai Sea.

  • The Bohai Sea is a critical region for shipping routes connecting northern China to the world.

  • Many fishermen rely on the Bohai Sea for their livelihood.

Synonyms

Po Hai
vsBohai Sea
8.2

A bay of the Yellow Sea near Beijing and Tianjin used by ships

is a more specific inlet on the northeast coast near those cities
Bo Hai
vsBohai Sea
7.7

A bay of the Yellow Sea on the east coast of China where rivers flow in

is the wider coastal inlet rather than just an inner gulf

Surface Forms

Bohai Sea main

Morphology

Bohai + sea

This is a straightforward proper-name + noun composition: 'sea' denotes a body of saltwater and 'Bohai' functions as the place name, so the phrase transparently means a sea called Bohai. Although the precise geographic location or details aren't deducible from the constituents alone, the basic referential meaning (that it is a sea) is directly derivable and follows a common cross-linguistic naming pattern.

Etymology

Bohai Sea comes from old Chinese words: Bohai joins a place name 'Bo' and hai, the word for 'sea', so it literally says the 'Sea of Bo'. That's why Bohai Sea is the name for the inlet of the Yellow Sea near Beijing and Tianjin.