赤瓜礁

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Chinese

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red; scarlet; bare
red; scarlet; bare; naked
 
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
reef; shoal rock
trad. (赤瓜礁)
simp. #(赤瓜礁)
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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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赤瓜礁

  1. Johnson South Reef (a reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea)