nine-dash line en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 九段線 /九段线 (Jiǔduànxiàn).
Meanings
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A set of line segments on various maps that have accompanied the claims of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China to various contested areas in the South China Sea.
Hollywood certainly has a cynical heart: Barbie was banned this week from opening in Vietnam for including on a map the “nine-dash line” that China uses to claim sovereignty over territory in the South China Sea.
2023 July 8, John Gapper, “Barbie is a brand that keeps changing with the times”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the nine-dash line | canonical | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ten-dash line · eleven-dash line
Translations (5)
cmn 九段線 /九段线 (set of line segments on various maps) · vi đường chữ U (set of line segments on various maps) · vi đường lưỡi bò (set of line segments on various maps) · vi đường chín khúc (set of line segments on various maps) · vi đường chín đoạn (set of line segments on various maps)