嘉南大圳 jiānándàjùn Chianan Irrigation System Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 嘉 jiā noun excellent (bound form) excellent; fine; auspicious; beautiful南 nán nounproper noun south south; southern; directional cardinal point opposite to 北 běi大 dà adjective big big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult圳 zhèn proper noun irrigation ditch (dialect) a drainage ditch or irrigation channel between fields; commonly used in place names such as 深圳 shēnzhèn or 嘉南大圳 jiānándàjùn