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沙咀
Proper nounshāzuǐ
Description
沙咀是地名，「咀」的意思是水边突出来的一块地。
沙咀 is a place name; "咀" means a piece of land jutting out by the water.
香港和广东有很多地方都叫沙咀，比如尖沙咀。
There are many places called 沙咀 in Hong Kong and Guangdong, such as Tsim Sha Tsui.
Meanings
沙咀shāzuǐ
a sandspit; place name in South China/Hong Kong
我们坐船去尖沙咀看夜景。
We took a boat to Tsim Sha Tsui to see the night view.
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Notes
- Etymology
沙 (sand) + 咀 (spit of land jutting into water), a sandspit landform.
- Nuance
咀 here is a Cantonese-influenced variant of 嘴 meaning a protruding piece of land.
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