huang hai

Thân thiện

A ship sails across the Huang Hai.

Definition

Proper noun: * Huang Hai: A marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Asia. It is the body of water known in English as the Yellow Sea.

Usage Notes

• "Huang Hai" is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name 黄海.
• In English geographical and academic contexts, "Huang Hai" is used to refer specifically to the sea using its Chinese name. The more common English name for this body of water is the Yellow Sea.
• It is typically preceded by the definite article "the" (e.g., "the Huang Hai").

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The Bohai Gulf is an inlet of the Huang Hai.
  • Several major rivers, including the Yellow River, flow into the Huang Hai.
  • Maritime boundaries in the Huang Hai have been a topic of discussion.

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in historical, political, and scientific contexts where precise geographical nomenclature is important.
• It may appear in bilingual documents, maps originating from China, or academic papers discussing the region from a Sinocentric perspective.

Variants and Related Words

• Yellow Sea (n): The standard English name for the Huang Hai.
• West Sea (n): An historical Korean name (서해, ) for the same body of water.

Synonyms

• Yellow Sea

Học thuật

Noun

1. part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Yellow Sea
• Huang Hai