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Hailanpao

Syllables: Hai·lan·pao

Hailanpao proper noun: synonym of Blagoveshchensk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Proper noun

Hailanpao

  1. Synonym of Blagoveshchensk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • The provincial capital of Heilungchiang closely adjoins the Russian frontier town of Hailanpao (?) and international questions are constantly arising. At the request of the Governor the Tsungli Yamên appointed Keng Shan, a pupil of the Tung-wên-kuan, with nominal rank as a second class secretary of...1892 [1891 January], “Promotion of an Officer on the Russian Frontier”, in Translation of the Peking Gazette for 1891, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 18, column 1
    • For twenty-five years he has done all sorts of odd jobs: digging ginseng (a herb) in the Long White Mountains, fishing in the Black River, and washing gold dust at Hailanpao. Without this education, he would never have become an undaunted revolutionary.1973, Joe C. Huang, “The Formative Years - The Village”, in Heroes and Villains in Communist China: The Contemporary Chinese Novel as a Reflection of Life, New York: Pica Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    Blagoveshchensk

Examples of Hailanpao in a sentence

  • The provincial capital of Heilungchiang closely adjoins the Russian frontier town of Hailanpao (?) and international questions are constantly arising.1892 [1891 January], “Promotion of an Officer on the Russian Frontier”, in Translation of the Peking Gazette for 1891, Shanghai, →OCLC...
  • In an attempt to reduce Chinese influence in that area, the Russians massacred more than seven thousand Chinese residents along the northern bank (as in Hailanpao) and burned their houses.1998, “Amur River Massacre”, in Wang Ke-wen, editor, Modern China: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism, New York; London...
  • In July 1900, Russia slaughtered the Chinese residents in Hailanpao and in the 64 villages of Jiangdong.2018, Wan Wang, Xing Li, “The Heilongjiang (Amur) River in Sino-Russian relations: from conflict towards cooperation”, in Water...

Synonyms of Hailanpao

Origin of Hailanpao

From Mandarin 海蘭泡/海兰泡 (Hǎilánpāo) Wade–Giles romanization: Hai³-lan²-pʻao¹, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

Questions about Hailanpao

What does Hailanpao mean?
Hailanpao means synonym of Blagoveshchensk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
How do you use Hailanpao in a sentence?
The provincial capital of Heilungchiang closely adjoins the Russian frontier town of Hailanpao (?) and international questions are constantly arising.
What part of speech is Hailanpao?
Hailanpao is a proper noun.

Words near Hailanpao in the dictionary

  1. hailable
  2. Hailaerh
  3. Hailakandi
  4. Hailam
  5. Hailamese
  6. Hailanpao
  7. Hailar
  8. Haile
  9. Haile alligator
  10. Haile alligators
  11. hailed

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