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三角洲 (saam1 gok3 zau1) — (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. in Cantonese

saamˉ¹三gok˗₃角zauˉ¹洲
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 jiao3 zhou1

Meaning of 三角洲

noun(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.

Example Sentences with 三角洲

heoi˗₃去saamˉ¹三gok˗₃角zauˉ¹洲waan2.玩。
Go play at the delta.
saamˉ¹三gok˗₃角zauˉ¹洲houˊ²好daai6.大。
The delta is very big.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係saamˉ¹三gok˗₃角zau1.洲。
This is a delta.
zyuˉ¹珠gongˉ¹江saamˉ¹三gok˗₃角zau1.洲。
Pearl River Delta.
zyuˍ₆住haiˊ²喺saamˉ¹三gok˗₃角zau1.洲。
Live in the delta.
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Characters in 三角洲

三saam1
three; third; thrice
角gok3
(of an animal) horn; antenna; feeler
洲zau1
continent; islet; sandbar; shoal; sandbank

Words Containing 三角洲

湄公河三角洲mei4 gung1 ho4 saam1 gok3 zau1
Mekong Delta

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