Tanshui

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Tanshui

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From Mandarin 淡水 (Dànshuǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Tan⁴-shui³.

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Tamsui. On Monday, the 14th, after a breakfast of salt greens, rice and congee, eaten in the presence of the Chinese officers, they were numbered and labeled like oxen, and under a strong escort led away southward about 20 miles to a walled town, probably Chánghwá hien, where they arrived about 4 P. M. Just

    Similar: Tamsui

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@misc{tanshui_2026,
  title = {Tanshui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tanshui},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}