Yellow Sea

American  

[yel-oh see] / ˈyɛl oʊ ˈsi /

noun

1. an arm of the Pacific Ocean north of the East China Sea, between China and Korea.

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Yellow Sea British  

noun

1. Chinese name: Hwang Hai.  a shallow arm of the Pacific between Korea and NE China. Area: about 466 200 sq km (180 000 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Yellow Sea

First recorded in 1790–1800; translation of Chinese Huáng Hǎi

Example Sentences

In 1943, the Wahoo was sent to the Yellow Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

In May last year, Australia accused a Chinese fighter plane of dropping flares close to an Australian navy helicopter that was part of a UN Security Council mission on the Yellow Sea.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Australia accused a Chinese fighter jet of endangering an Australian navy helicopter flying over the Yellow Sea by dropping flares in its path.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Japan's Coast Guard said on Tuesday the North gave notice of the launch in the direction of the Yellow Sea and East China Sea.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023

It was located in Hwaseong, a city of about five hundred thousand people in the low plains of the central Korean Peninsula, near the Yellow Sea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden