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 (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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦ waː˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Proper noun

biển Hoa Đông

East China Sea
Synonym: Đông Hải

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