"Bo Hai" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /boʊ.haɪ/
enPR: bōʹhīʹ 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{der|en|zh|渤海|tr=Bóhǎi}} Chinese 渤海 (Bóhǎi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Bo Hai}} Bo Hai
  1. Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Bohai (extra: a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean), synonym of Bohai Sea (extra: a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)
    Sense id: en-Bo_Hai-en-name-uTyUNvvv Categories (other): Gulfs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Seas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 36 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 35 2 Disambiguation of Seas: 62 35 3
  2. Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Bohai (extra: a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea), synonym of Bohai Bay (extra: a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea)
    Sense id: en-Bo_Hai-en-name-Um4c-6cE Categories (other): Bays
  3. (historical) Alternative form of Bohai, a commandery of imperial China. Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical Alternative form of: Bohai (extra: a commandery of imperial China) Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Bo_Hai-en-name-T6eZr7ig Categories (other): Former political divisions
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