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渤海

Mandarin · pinyin Bó Hǎi#

Bohai Sea, between Liaoning and Shandong

Mandarin · pinyin Bó hǎi#

Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia, 698–926

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渤: bó · swelling; (渤海) the Bohai Sea
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime

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2–3 · Bo2 Hai3

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but6 hoi2

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Bohai Sea (a sea in China)
(～郡) (historical) Bohai Commandery
(～國) (historical) Balhae (multi-ethnic kingdom in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula)
(～鎮) Bohai (a town in Ning'an, Heilongjiang, China)
(～鎮) Bohai (a town in Huairou district, Beijing, China)
(～鎮) Bohai (a town in Jingning, Lishui, Zhejiang, China)

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