Shamian
Shamian proper noun: an island of Liwan district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Proper noun
Shamian
- An island of Liwan district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
- No Chinaman, except those employed by foreigners, is allowed to cross any of the bridges over the stream, which completely surrounds the foreign settlement, and makes the suburb of Shameen a perfect island.[1879 [1877 March 1], Anna Brassey, “To Canton Up the Pearl River”, in A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam': Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months, 6th edition, Toronto: Rose-Belford Publishing, →OCLC, page...
- Last year, more than 1,500 American families came to this hotel to lodge, tour and shop while waiting to have their adoptions approved by Chinese and American authorities.
Because the hotel is located in the consulate district on Shamian Island, a tiny, flowery strip of land that is tethered to the...2003 March 31, David Barboza, “A Chinese Hotel, Full of Proud American Parents”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2014
Forms of Shamian
| alternative form | Sha-mien |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Shamien |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Shamëen |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Shameen |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Shamin |
Origin of Shamian
From Mandarin 沙面 (Shāmiàn).
Questions about Shamian
- What does Shamian mean?
- Shamian means an island of Liwan district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
- What part of speech is Shamian?
- Shamian is a proper noun.
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