Bohai

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Bohai

/ˈboʊhaɪ/ US

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 渤海 (Bóhǎi), from 渤 (Bó, “ancient sea name”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”).

proper noun Bo Hai · Pohai · P'o-hai

Synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Similar: Bohai Sea
Synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea.
Similar: Bohai Bay
historical A commandery of imperial China.

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@misc{bohai_2026,
  title = {Bohai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bohai},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}