Bo'ao
Syllables: Bo·ao
Bo'ao proper noun: a town in Qionghai, Hainan, China.
Proper noun
Bo'ao
- A town in Qionghai, Hainan, China.
- On April 16th, a Japanese landing party, covered by warships and aeroplanes, effected a landing at Poao on the eastern coast of Hainan Island in face of the Chinese force and occupied the port.[1938, Tokyo Gazette, volume 2, →OCLC, page 35
- Beimen beach is just north of Bo'ao port, seaward of the village.1988, Susana Salas Frazier; John G. Frazier, et al., “Sea Turtles in Fujian and Guangdong Provinces”, in 两栖爬行行动学报 [Acta Herpetologica Sinica], volume 1, Science Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 37
Forms of Bo'ao
| alternative form | Boao |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Po-ao |
Origin of Bo'ao
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 博鰲 /博鳌 (Bó'áo).
Questions about Bo'ao
- What does Bo'ao mean?
- Bo'ao means a town in Qionghai, Hainan, China.
- What part of speech is Bo'ao?
- Bo'ao is a proper noun.
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