Definition
东京湾 ('East Capital Bay') is the Chinese name for both Tokyo Bay in Japan and, historically, the Gulf of Tonkin (now usually called 北部湾). Modern usage generally refers to Tokyo Bay, but in historical or older texts it may refer to the Gulf of Tonkin near Vietnam.
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Tokyo Bay(historical) Gulf of Tonkin
Examples
- 东京湾。dōng jīng wān shì Rìběn zuì zhòngyào de hǎiwān zhī yī.Tokyo Bay is one of Japan's most important bays.
- ，东京湾。Zài shíjiǔ shìjì de dìtú shang, dōng jīng wān zhǐ de jiù shì jīntiān de Běibù Wān.On 19th-century maps, 'Gulf of Tonkin' referred to what is now the Beibu Gulf.
- 东京湾。Cóng dōng jīng wān chūfā de huòchuán hěn kuài jiù dào le Tàipíng Yáng.The cargo ship departing from Tokyo Bay soon reached the Pacific Ocean.
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