Danjiangkou
Syllables: Dan·jiang·kou/ˈdɑnˈd͡ʒɑŋˈkoʊ/
Danjiangkou proper noun: a county-level city of Shiyan, Hubei, China.
Proper noun
Danjiangkou
- A county-level city of Shiyan, Hubei, China.
- 2. Another hydroelectric project, this time at Tanchiangkou in Hupeh province, which includes a 900,000 kilowatt power station. China is rich in energy resources, having plentiful supplies of coal, oil, and water for hydroelectric schemes such as this.[1979, Harold C. Hinton, “China's foreign policy and national interest”, in Ray Bonds, editor, The Chinese War Machine: A technical analysis of the strategy and weapons of the People's Republic of...
- The government has said 330,000 residents near Danjiangkou must move over 5 years from June, and it has promised them homes and farms elsewhere in Henan and Hubei provinces. The reservoir lies between these provinces, catching the Han and Dan Rivers.2009 February 27, Chris Buckley, “China's water scheme opens torrent of discontent”, in Megan Goldin, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2022, World News
Forms of Danjiangkou
| alternative form | Tan-chiang-k'ou |
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Origin of Danjiangkou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丹江口 (Dānjiāngkǒu).
Questions about Danjiangkou
- What does Danjiangkou mean?
- Danjiangkou means a county-level city of Shiyan, Hubei, China.
- What part of speech is Danjiangkou?
- Danjiangkou is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Danjiangkou?
- Danjiangkou is pronounced /ˈdɑnˈd͡ʒɑŋˈkoʊ/.
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