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Glossary entry

Vietnamese term or phrase:

Hoang Sa

English translation:

Paracels Islands

Added to glossary by Terry Gwenn
Apr 30, 2004 02:15
22 yrs ago
Vietnamese term

Hoang Sa

Hoang Sa islands(belong to Vietnam) are disputed by China
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (2): Terry Gwenn, vantrinh

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Proposed translations

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Selected

Paracels islands

Hoang sa is the Vietnamese name of a group of several islands in China See. Hoang Sa belongs to Vietnam since XVIIth century.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I agree with you, Vietnamese found Hoang Sa first."
2 hrs

(agree on the translation)

I'm not happy to refer to that sea as South China Sea. China chose to call it that way, but I don't want the rest of the world to mistakenly follow them. That sea should be called Bien Dong (East Sea - because it's east of Vietnam).
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