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Po Hai

Po Hai

8.2
A bay of the Yellow Sea near Beijing and Tianjin used by ships
  • proper noun
translation icon : Po Hai
  • Many cargo ships travel through the Po Hai to reach ports in northern China.

Examples

  • Environmental concerns have increased due to pollution in the Po Hai.

  • The region around the Po Hai is known for its heavy industry and economic importance.

  • The Po Hai is known for its rich marine biodiversity.

  • Have you ever visited the Po Hai region?

  • Many cargo ships travel through the Po Hai to reach ports in northern China.

  • Environmental concerns have increased due to pollution in the Po Hai.

  • The region around the Po Hai is known for its heavy industry and economic importance.

Synonyms

Bohai Sea
vsPo Hai
4.8

A part of the Yellow Sea near Beijing and Tianjin on China's northeast coast

is broader and presented as a major body of water along the eastern coast
Bo Hai
vsPo Hai
7.7

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

is the wider inlet forming a major body of water rather than a smaller gulf

Surface Forms

Po Hai main

Morphology

Po + Hai

This is a transliterated place name (a toponym) rather than a compositional English phrase; the constituent forms are not English lexical items (dictionary entries are missing), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent 'words' in English would not be able to derive the meaning. Toponyms are conventionally arbitrary in meaning for learners unless they know the source language (here Chinese), so the referent ('an inlet of the Yellow Sea') is not transparently recoverable from the parts.

Etymology

The place name Po Hai may come from old local words: Po was the name of the land near the water and Hai means 'sea', so the name creates a simple picture of the sea next to the land. That's why Po Hai refers to the area of sea by Beijing and Tianjin.