粵

三saam1角gok3洲zau1

saam1 gok3 zau1sān jiǎo zhōu

English

  1. delta (geography)
  2. river delta

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種地貌;沙泥俾江河水流沖到嚟下游地勢平緩嘅入海口,遇到鹽度高啲嘅海水而淤積,然後逐漸形成河口岸邊嘅濕地,繼而形成一種平原,就係頂部面對上游,面積向大海擴散,形狀好似三角形(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 珠江三角洲

    Pearl River Delta

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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