Hengchin
Hengchin is the alternative form of Hengqin.
Meaning of Hengqin
Proper noun
Hengqin
- An island of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, partially leased by Macau.
- When classes start in September, the University of Macau’s new campus — still under construction on about a square kilometer, or roughly 250 acres, on Hengqin Island in southern Guangdong Province — will be “handed over” to Macau governance in accordance with a 2009 bill by the National People’s...2013 July 14, Joyce Lau, Calvin Yang, “University of Macau Moves Over the China Border”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2013, Asia Pacific
Origin of Hengchin
From Mandarin 橫琴 /横琴 (Héngqín) Wade–Giles romanization: Hêng²-chʻin².
Questions about Hengchin
- What is Hengchin the alternative form of?
- Hengchin is the alternative form of Hengqin.
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