China's Sorrow in English

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Etymology: So-called because of the devastating consequences when the Yellow River floods. Loess, or fine sand, blown into China, gathers on the bottom and causes the water level to rise. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=China's Sorrow}} China's Sorrow

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{
  "etymology_text": "So-called because of the devastating consequences when the Yellow River floods. Loess, or fine sand, blown into China, gathers on the bottom and causes the water level to rise.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "China's Sorrow"
      },
      "expansion": "China's Sorrow",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "The Yellow River."
      ],
      "id": "en-China's_Sorrow-en-name-03ETtLrP",
      "links": [
        [
          "Yellow River",
          "Yellow River"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) The Yellow River."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "China's Sorrow"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "So-called because of the devastating consequences when the Yellow River floods. Loess, or fine sand, blown into China, gathers on the bottom and causes the water level to rise.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "China's Sorrow"
      },
      "expansion": "China's Sorrow",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The Yellow River."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Yellow River",
          "Yellow River"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) The Yellow River."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "China's Sorrow"
}

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"China's Sorrow" meaning in English

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