Suzhou Creek
Suzhou Creek proper noun: a river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.
Proper noun
Suzhou Creek
- A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.
- News of the Nanking rape spread like wildfire and before long refugees were flooding into Shanghai across Suchou Creek and on to the Bund.[2004, Mark L. Isaac-Williams, From Dragon to Dragon, Lewes: The Book Guild, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 25
- The play centres on a Jewish-run cafe on the northern bank of Shanghai's Suzhou Creek, where Shana, the daughter of the cafe owner, finds herself pursued by both a Japanese official, Mr. Suzuki, as well as Song Yao, a Chinese resistance fighter.2012 March 23, Royston Chan, Elaine Lies, “Play tells tale of Jewish refugees in WW2 Shanghai”, in Paul Casciato, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2024, Lifestyle
Synonyms of Suzhou Creek
Forms of Suzhou Creek
| alternative form (dated) | Soochow Creek |
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Origin of Suzhou Creek
Partial calque from Mandarin 蘇州河／苏州河 (Sūzhōu Hé)
Questions about Suzhou Creek
- What does Suzhou Creek mean?
- Suzhou Creek means a river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.
- What part of speech is Suzhou Creek?
- Suzhou Creek is a proper noun.
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