Chinese

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islet; bank
green jade; bluish green; blue
green jade; bluish green; blue; jade
 
reef; shoal rock
simp. and trad.
(渚碧礁)
 
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Etymology

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Named in 1947, replacing the previous name 沙比礁 published in 1935, which is a partial calque of English Subi Reef. Note Subi may be borrowed from Hainanese 丑未, the traditional name given to the reef by Hainanese fishermen.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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渚碧礁

  1. Subi Reef (a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea)