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Engteng

Engteng proper noun: synonym of Yongding.

Proper noun

Engteng

  1. Synonym of Yongding.
    • It is learned from a merchant of Engteng in southwestern Fukien who recently arrived in Swatow that Liu Yung-sheng (劉永生), former commander of the Communist Fukien-Kwangtung Border Column who had plotted to overthrow Yeh Chien-ying, Communist governor of Kwangtung, was publicly tried in Engteng...1952, “Ringleader of Plot to Overthrow Yeh Chien-ying”, in Review of Hong Kong Chinese Press, →OCLC, page 5
    • Another distinctive crop is tobacco, which is produced in the Engteng area. Engteng is situated in the upper reaches of the Han Kiang, here known as the Ting Kiang. The tobacco, which provides the livelihood for virtually the entire hsien of Engteng, is shipped to Swatow in Kwangtung.1972, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 176–177
    Synonyms:
    Yongding

Synonyms of Engteng

Origin of Engteng

From Hokkien 永定 (Éng-tēng).

Questions about Engteng

What does Engteng mean?
Engteng means synonym of Yongding.
What part of speech is Engteng?
Engteng is a proper noun.

Words near Engteng in the dictionary

  1. engrounds
  2. engs
  3. Engsh
  4. Engstrom
  5. Engstroms
  6. Engteng
  7. enguard
  8. enguarded
  9. enguarding
  10. enguards
  11. enguiché

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