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三沙

Mandarin · pinyin Sān shā

see 三沙市 Sān shā Shì

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三: sān · three
沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated

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1–1 · San1 sha1

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noun · Etymology 1

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) second subcontractor

name · Etymology 2

(historical) Sansha (a former island of the Yangtze estuary now forming part of Chongming Island)

name · Etymology 3

(～市) Sansha (a prefecture-level city of Hainan, China, responsible for the administration of the PRC's claims south of Hainan Island in the South China Sea)

name · Etymology 4

(～鎮) Sansha (a town in Xiapu, Ningde, Fujian, China)

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