Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanshui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: san-shui
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Foshan, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.

Example Sentences

"People in some 10 counties along the West River basin in Kwangtung Province have been mobilized to join in flood-fighting or disaster relief work, with more than 10,000 in Sanshui County alone."
"This month, she will travel to the Sanshui District in Guangdong province to begin recording the show. The 10th season of Chinese Dream Show began last Sunday (Feb 25)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 三水 (Sānshuǐ, literally “three waters”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

San-shui (alternative)

Synonyms

Samshui Samsui

Questions

What does sanshui mean?: A district of Foshan, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.
Where does sanshui come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 三水 (Sānshuǐ, literally “three waters”).

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