mountain/river bend; cove (dialect; used in place names)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a bend or cove in mountains or water (chiefly used in Northeastern Chinese place names)
dialectPrimarily used in Northeastern Chinese dialects (Mandarin varieties spoken in Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang) to refer to natural bends, coves, or inlets in terrain or waterways. Commonly appears as a suffix in toponyms.
Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
zuò坐
luò落
zài在
shān山
wǎi崴
zi子
lǐ里
，
jiāo交
tōng通
hěn很
bù不
fāng方
biàn便
。
This village is located in a mountain cove, making transportation very inconvenient.
Wáng王
wǎi崴
zi子
shì是
Liáo辽
níng宁
shěng省
de的
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
Wangwaizi is a small village in Liaoning Province.
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Cháng长
wǎi崴
zi子
yǐ以
qí其
yōu优
měi美
de的
hé河
wān湾
jǐng景
sè色
ér而
wén闻
míng名
。
Changwaizi is famous for its beautiful river bend scenery.