曾母暗沙

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Chinese

phonetic (James) submerged sandbank
simp. and trad.
(曾母暗沙)
暗沙
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Map including 曾母暗沙 (詹姆沙) (MOI, 1947)

Etymology

Partial calque of English James Shoal, circa 1947; cf. earlier term (曾姆灘)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

曾母暗沙

  1. James Shoal (submerged bank in the South China Sea)

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