Jiuduansha

See also: Jiǔduànshā

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Proper noun

Jiuduansha

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

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