🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

황해

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Hwanghae

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yellow Sea/ˈjɛl.oʊ siː/
proper nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"황해는 한반도 서쪽에 있는 바다입니다."

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As proper noun
  1. 1

    A marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula.

    "The Yellow Sea is an important fishing ground and shipping route in East Asia."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the silt carried by the Yellow River (Huang He) which empties into it and turns the surface water a golden-yellow color. The designation has been used in European and Asian cartography for centuries to describe this specific northwestern marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean.

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