biển Hoa Đông

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === biển (“sea”) +‎ Hoa Đông (“East China”). The Vietnamese name doesn't follow any pattern of naming the East China Sea in other Chinese-influenced languages, probably to avoid any possible confusion between Chinese 東海 / 东海 (Đông Hải, “East China Sea”, literally “East Sea”) and Vietnamese Biển Đông (“South China Sea”, literally “East Sea”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˩ hwaː˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˨ hwaː˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦ waː˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] === Proper noun === biển Hoa Đông East China Sea Synonym: Đông Hải