Meanings
proper noun
alternative Shatang · alternative Sha-tang
- A residential community in Chenjiagang, Xiangshui, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China, formerly a village.
Gao Congbiao, from Shadang village 6km away from the plant, had been working on his land when he saw a “big fireball exploding into wild flames” and said the “earth-shattering” blast had left his home and farmland seriously damaged.
2019 March 23, Sidney Leng, Zhuang Pinghui, “Chinese chemical plant survivors relive horror of ‘earth-shattering’ blast”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2019
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 沙蕩／沙荡 (Shādàng).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沙蕩 /沙荡
- 沙蕩 /沙荡 (Shādàng)residential community in eastern China
Cite this entry
APA
Shadang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shadang
MLA
“Shadang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shadang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shadang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shadang.
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