Bo Hai

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /boʊ.haɪ/, enPR: bōʹhīʹ === Proper noun === Bo Hai Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Alternative form of Bohai, synonym of Bohai Bay, a bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea. (historical) Alternative form of Bohai, a commandery of imperial China. ==== Usage notes ==== The draft 4th edition of the IHO's Limits of Oceans and Seas recognizes Bo Hai as the official form of the gulf's name, but remains unratified and nonbinding. === References === Limits of Oceans and Seas (IHO-23), 4th ed. draft, 2002.