Sanshui
Sanshui proper noun: a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.
Proper noun
Sanshui
- A district of Foshan, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.
- People in some 10 counties along the West River basin in Kwangtung Province have been mobilized to join in flood-fighting or disaster relief work, with more than 10,000 in Sanshui County alone.1978 May 28, “Drought striken North”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIX, number 21, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
- This month, she will travel to the Sanshui District in Guangdong province to begin recording the show. The 10th season of Chinese Dream Show began last Sunday (Feb 25).2018 March 4, Huiwen Ng, “Grandma Mary to star in reality talent show Chinese Dream Show”, in The Straits Times, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2018
Synonyms of Sanshui
Forms of Sanshui
| alternative form | San-shui |
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Origin of Sanshui
Borrowed from Mandarin 三水 (Sānshuǐ, literally “three waters”).
Questions about Sanshui
- What does Sanshui mean?
- Sanshui means a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.
- What part of speech is Sanshui?
- Sanshui is a proper noun.
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