赤瓜礁
Chinese
red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | reef; shoal rock | ||
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trad. (赤瓜礁) | 赤 | 瓜 | 礁 | |
simp. #(赤瓜礁) | 赤 | 瓜 | 礁 |
Etymology
Modified from 赤瓜線/赤瓜线, the traditional name given to the reef by Hainanese fishermen because of the abundant presence of Actinopyga mauritiana (colloquially known as 赤瓜參/赤瓜参 in Chinese) near the reef.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
赤瓜礁
- Johnson South Reef (a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea)