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三角洲
saam1 gok3 zau1 |
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(river) delta - where a river system meets another body of water esp. the sea. The silting deposits are fertile soil which attracts humans to these areas to take up agriculture. Many river deltas are the economic foci of their respective regions. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 744,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:三 saam1 saam3 - three; several角 gok3 - horn; corner; cape; dime; role; contend 洲 zau1 - continent; islet 3 compounds containing this word:珠江三角洲 - Pearl River Delta (PRD)湄公河三角洲 - Mekong Delta 長江三角洲 - Yangzi River Delta |
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