Etymology

Jiuduansha

Jiu·duan·sha
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Today it means: A shoal and group of islands in the Yangtze River in Pudong district, Shanghai, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 九段沙
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The story

  1. Mandarin · derived from九段沙
  2. English todayJiuduansha

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 九段沙 (Jiǔduànshā).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A shoal and group of islands in the Yangtze River in Pudong district, Shanghai, China.

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