堰塞湖 yàn sè hú

DEFINITIONS

  1. dammed lake
  2. lake formed by landslip or lava flow

CHARACTERS

堰 yàn dam; embankment, dike, bank
塞 sè stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
湖 hú a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green