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

1. East China Sea

   Synonym: Đông Hải