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north china sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
north chi-na sea
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the Yellow Sea

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 北海 (Běihǎi, “Bohai Sea”), from 北 (“north”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), phrased in English with reference to the East China Sea and South China Sea.

Inflected Forms

the North China Sea (canonical)

Synonyms

Yellow Sea West Sea West Korea Sea Korea West Sea Korean West Sea West Korean Sea West Sea of Korea Sea of Korea Korean Sea

Questions

What does north china sea mean?
the Yellow Sea
Where does north china sea come from?
Calque of Chinese 北海 (Běihǎi, “Bohai Sea”), from 北 (“north”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), phrased in English with reference to the East China Sea and South China Sea.

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