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bo hai

/boʊ.haɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
bo hai
IPA
/boʊ.haɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

name

Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea.

name

Alternative form of Bohai, a commandery of imperial China.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /boʊ.haɪ/

Questions

How do you pronounce bo hai?
The recorded pronunciation is /boʊ.haɪ/.
What does bo hai mean?
Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Where does bo hai come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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