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Slender West Lake

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Etymology

Calque from Chinese 瘦西湖 (Shòuxīhú, literally “Skinny West Lake”), the adjective distinguishing it from West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

  1. derived from 瘦西湖 — “Skinny West Lake”

Definitions

  1. A lake in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.

    • Police also closed off the Slender West Lake, Yangzhou’s main tourist attraction, in the morning. It was unclear why.
    • Jiang, 87, was first photographed touring the Slender West Lake in Yangzhou on a boat with his wife Wang Yeping, according to online photos apparently taken on Sunday.

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