堤礁
dī​jiāo

barrier reef

  • created sense approved 堤礁 · dī​jiāo · barrier reef — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    堤礁

    dī​jiāo

    barrier reef

    a coral reef running parallel to the shore but separated from it by a channel of deep water

    堤 (literal) → 堤 · dī · dike 礁 (bound) → 礁 · jiāo · reef

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense