liú​shā

shifting sand

流沙 liú​shā
shifting sand
loose sand in a desert that is moved or blown by the wind
lava filling
a semi-liquid filling used in Chinese pastries, such as custard or salted egg yolk
quicksand
a bed of loose sand mixed with water that yields under pressure and sucks in objects
sediment
sand or silt carried by a river or body of water and deposited as sediment
ancient name for desert
an old name used in historical texts to refer to desert regions to the west of China

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0.510 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.38 per million

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