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黄土

huáng tǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-f67cf3a644de9501. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

黃土 黄土 [huang2 tu3] /loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃土

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 土
    tǔ

    earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Tǔ

    surname Tu / Tu ethnic group

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.