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China's Sorrow

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Etymology

So-called because of the devastating consequences when the Yellow River floods. Loess, or fine sand, blown into China, gathers on the bottom and causes the water level to rise.

Definitions

  1. Nickname for the Yellow River

    Nickname for the Yellow River: a river in China.

The neighborhood

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