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Suzhou Creek en · PROPN

Etymology

Partial calque from Mandarin 蘇州河／苏州河 (Sūzhōu Hé)

Meanings

1. A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.
   • The play centres on a Jewish-run cafe on the northern bank of Shanghai's Suzhou Creek, where Shana, the daughter of the cafe owner, finds herself pursued by both a Japanese official, Mr. Suzuki, as well as Song Yao, a Chinese resistance fighter. 2012 March 23, Royston Chan, Elaine Lies, “Play tells tale of Jewish refugees in WW2 Shanghai”, in Paul Casciato, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Oct 2024, Lifestyle:
   • News of the Nanking rape spread like wildfire and before long refugees were flooding into Shanghai across Suchou Creek and on to the Bund. [2004, Mark L. Isaac-Williams, From Dragon to Dragon, Lewes: The Book Guild, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 25:
   • Suzhou Creek was little more than an open sewer for decades as its murky waters coursed through the heart of Shanghai. Now, it teems with life along verdant banks that stretch for 26 miles. 2021 June 1, Keith Bradsher, “China’s Concrete Jungles Make Room for Green Space”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2021, Square Feet:

Forms

Holonyms

Shanghai

Synonyms

Wusong River · Suzhou · Wusong

Translations (1)

cmn 蘇州河 /苏州河 (creek)