戈壁
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Chinese[edit]
spear | wall; rampart | ||
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simp. and trad. (戈壁) |
戈 | 壁 |
Etymology[edit]
Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᡤᠣᠪᡳ (gobi), from Classical Mongolian ᠭᠣᠪᠢ (ɣobi, “semidesert; desert; Gobi”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
戈壁
- Gobi (a large desert in East Asia)
- (by extension) any desert sharing similar geological features to the Gobi desert; deserts in general