Gulf of Tonkin

English

Alternative forms

• Tonkin, Gulf of Tong-King, Tong-King

Proper noun

the Gulf of Tonkin

1. A gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and South China.

Synonyms

• Gulf of Beibu

Translations

gulf along the coasts of northern Vietnam and South China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 北部灣／北部湾 (bak¹ bou⁶ waan¹)

  Mandarin: 北部灣／北部湾 (zh) (Běibù Wān), 東京灣／东京湾 (zh) (Dōngjīng Wān)

• Japanese: トンキン湾 (Tonkin-wan)
• Portuguese: golfo de Tonquim m
• Spanish: golfo de Tonkín m
• Vietnamese: vịnh Bắc Bộ