Meanings
- A shoal and group of islands in the Yangtze River in Pudong district, Shanghai, China.First known use 20th c.
The mixed belt of fresh and salt water in Shanghai generally resides near Jiuduansha at the Yangtze River estuary. If a serious great drought and huge tides occur at the same time, however, the belt can reach near the Baogang and Chenhang reservoirs and even farther.
1999, “Modalities for Environmental Assessment: Urban Development and Environmental Protection in Shanghai”, in Integrating Environmental Considerations into Economic Policy Making Processes: Background Readings, volume IV, United Nations, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 191
Origin
- Mandarin九段沙
- EnglishJiuduansha
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 九段沙 (Jiǔduànshā).
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Chinese Mandarin 九段沙
- 九段沙 (Jiǔduànshā)shoals
Rhymes & wordplay
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