China's Sorrow

English

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.

Proper noun

China's Sorrow

  1. (colloquial) The Yellow River.
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