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沙地

Mandarin · pinyin shā dì

sandy beach or river bank
sand dune
sandy land

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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1–4 · sha1 di4

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noun · Etymology 1

sandy land
(Shanghainese) soil with not much clay

name · Etymology 1

(～鄉) Shadi (a township in Enshi, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

name · Etymology 2

(Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) short for 沙地阿拉伯 (Shādì Ālābó, “Saudi Arabia”)

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