堤岸
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Chinese
| dike | bank; shore; beach bank; shore; beach; coast | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (堤岸) |
堤 | 岸 | |
Etymology
- Cholon
- An Chi (2016) thinks that the form 堤岸 (meaning "embankment") arose from folk etymology; pointing to the variant form 提岸, he proposes that both transcribed a local toponym which also yielded Vietnamese Sài Gòn (whence Cantonese 西貢／西贡 (sai1 gung3)). See Sài Gòn for further etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun
堤岸
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Proper noun
堤岸
- Cholon (the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
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References
- ^ An Chi, (2016). Rong chơi miền chữ nghĩa (Roving in the Land of Words), p. 367-368 (in Vietnamese)