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三江并流

Sān Jiāng Bìng liúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江[Jīn shā Jiāng], Lancang River (Mekong) 瀾滄江|澜沧江[Lán cāng Jiāng], and Nu River (Salween) 怒江[Nù Jiāng] – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

三江並流 三江并流 [San1 Jiang1 Bing4 liu2] /the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 Jiang1], Lancang River (Mekong) 瀾滄江|澜沧江[Lan2 cang1 Jiang1], and Nu River (Salween) 怒江[Nu4 Jiang1] – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site/

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Other forms in these source records: 三江並流

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 江
    Jiāng

    surname Jiang / (bound form) Yangtze River / (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiāng sū])

  • 并
    bìng

    and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge / to amalgamate

    Bīng

    short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tài yuán]

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

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