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

Images carried by state media showed his daughter, Ju Ae, accompanying him on his visit to the Yellow Sea, where he boarded the warship and examined its capabilities.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

They extend from the Yellow Sea facing South Korea, south to waters of the East China Sea facing Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Suoyuwan park in Dalian, which juts out of north-eastern China into the Yellow Sea, has stunning views of one of China's largest shipyards, and is a place to gather and be merry.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 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

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