Caifum
Caifum is the alternative form of Kaifeng.
Meaning of Kaifeng
Proper noun
Kaifeng
- A prefecture-level city on the Yellow River in Henan, China, a former national capital.
- For several weeks preceding the actual overflow of its banks the Hoang-Ho had been swollen from its tributaries. It had been unusually wet and stormy in northwest China, and all the small streams were full and overflowing. The first break occurred in the province of Honan, of which the capital is...1889, Willis Fletcher Johnson, chapter XXVIII, in History of the Johnstown Flood, Edgewood Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 322
Origin of Caifum
From irregular Portuguese romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng).
Questions about Caifum
- What is Caifum the alternative form of?
- Caifum is the alternative form of Kaifeng.
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