东京湾 (dōng jīng wān) — Tokyo Bay; (historical) Gulf of Tonkin
Definition
Today 东京湾 usually means Tokyo Bay (Japan). Historically it was also the Chinese name for the Gulf of Tonkin, now called 北部湾.
noun
Tokyo Bay(historical) Gulf of Tonkin
Examples
- 东京湾。dōng jīng wān Shì rì běn zuì zhòng yào de hǎi wān zhī yī.Tokyo Bay is one of Japan's most important bays.
- ,东京湾。Zài shí jiǔ shì jì de dì tú shàng, dōng jīng wān zhǐ de jiù shì jīn tiān de běi bù wān.On 19th-century maps, 'Gulf of Tonkin' referred to what is now the Beibu Gulf.
- 东京湾。Cóng dōng jīng wān chū fā de huò chuán hěn kuài jiù dào le tài píng yáng.The cargo ship departing from Tokyo Bay soon reached the Pacific Ocean.
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