柴達木盆地〔-达---〕 caai⁴ daat⁶ muk⁶ pun⁴ dei⁶ {Chái dá mù pén dì}

Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.